Soya beans — Production in Europe
Europe: Soya beans — Production was 17.12 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Production in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — production in Europe stood at 17.12 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — production in Europe peaked at 17.12 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 298,814 t, in 1964.
That places Europe 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Production in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 360,517 t | — |
| 1962 | 490,919 t | +36.2% |
| 1963 | 458,182 t | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 298,814 t | -34.8% |
| 1965 | 434,958 t | +45.6% |
| 1966 | 617,689 t | +42.0% |
| 1967 | 593,824 t | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 578,589 t | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 491,046 t | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 701,472 t | +42.9% |
| 1971 | 722,023 t | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 465,764 t | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 737,845 t | +58.4% |
| 1974 | 768,379 t | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million t | +50.8% |
| 1976 | 891,271 t | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 939,372 t | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1.10 million t | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 1.14 million t | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.18 million t | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million t | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million t | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million t | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million t | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 million t | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.33 million t | +68.0% |
| 1987 | 3.23 million t | +38.7% |
| 1988 | 3.17 million t | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.63 million t | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 3.34 million t | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 2.91 million t | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 2.21 million t | -23.9% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million t | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million t | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.64 million t | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74 million t | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 2.12 million t | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 2.42 million t | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 2.29 million t | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.92 million t | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million t | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 2.01 million t | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million t | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 2.47 million t | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 3.06 million t | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 3.61 million t | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million t | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 2.74 million t | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million t | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 4.79 million t | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 5.68 million t | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 5.40 million t | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.98 million t | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 8.77 million t | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 9.52 million t | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 10.54 million t | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 10.72 million t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.13 million t | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 11.67 million t | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 10.62 million t | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 11.59 million t | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 12.43 million t | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 15.10 million t | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 17.12 million t | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 480,504 t | 298,814 t | 617,689 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 862,597 t | 465,764 t | 1.16 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 million t | 1.03 million t | 3.63 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 million t | 1.64 million t | 3.34 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 million t | 1.85 million t | 3.61 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 million t | 4.79 million t | 12.13 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.37 million t | 10.62 million t | 17.12 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 4 China, mainland 20.65 million t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 200,000 t compare
- 5 India 15.13 million t compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 180,000 t compare
- 6 Paraguay 11.10 million t compare
- 6 Türkiye 180,000 t compare
- 7 Canada 7.57 million t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 7.00 million t compare
- 8 Viet Nam 46,127 t compare
- 9 Ukraine 6.64 million t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 42,738 t compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 31,555 t compare
- 10 Uruguay 3.06 million t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — production in Europe?
- Soya beans — production in Europe was 17.12 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.12 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest soya beans — production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,814 t in 1964.
- How does Europe rank for soya beans — production?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.