Soya beans — Yield by country

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...

Countries reporting
111
Highest
4,326 kg/ha
Uzbekistan
Lowest
300 kg/ha
Guyana
Median
1,862 kg/ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,814

What the numbers show

Soya beans — Yield is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 4,326 kg/ha in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 300 kg/ha in Guyana.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,862 kg/ha, and the mean is 1,826 kg/ha.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 131.4%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 71.7%).

Soya beans — Yield: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 4,326 kg/ha 2024 up 131.2% rising
2 Türkiye 4,118 kg/ha 2024 down 5.8% rising
3 Spain 3,506 kg/ha 2024 up 6.5% rising
4 Italy 3,343 kg/ha 2024 down 16.6% rising
5 Canada 3,305 kg/ha 2024 up 23.4% rising
6 Germany 3,254 kg/ha 2024 up 62.7% rising
7 Uruguay 3,226 kg/ha 2024 up 34.8% rising
8 Brazil 3,147 kg/ha 2024 up 9.8% rising
9 Ethiopia PDR 3,088 kg/ha 1992 down 1.5% rising
10 Paraguay 3,040 kg/ha 2024 up 6.7% rising
11 Egypt 3,000 kg/ha 2024 down 9.9% rising
12 Australia 2,968 kg/ha 2024 up 131.4% rising
12 Australia and New Zealand 2,968 kg/ha 2024 up 131.4% rising
14 Argentina 2,945 kg/ha 2024 up 6.2% rising
15 Serbia and Montenegro 2,811 kg/ha 2005 up 36.6% rising
16 Slovenia 2,791 kg/ha 2024 up 7.8% rising
17 Austria 2,776 kg/ha 2024 up 3.0% rising
18 Ethiopia 2,667 kg/ha 2024 up 14.5% volatile
19 Guatemala 2,647 kg/ha 2024 up 4.5% rising
20 France 2,610 kg/ha 2024 down 12.9% rising
21 Czechia 2,600 kg/ha 2024 up 14.2% rising
22 New Zealand 2,593 kg/ha 1986 down 13.6% falling
23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,590 kg/ha 2024 up 66.8% rising
24 Poland 2,586 kg/ha 2024 up 51.4% rising
25 Yugoslav SFR 2,578 kg/ha 1991 up 32.9% rising
26 Colombia 2,524 kg/ha 2024 up 0.6% rising
27 Luxembourg 2,500 kg/ha 2024 falling
27 Nicaragua 2,500 kg/ha 2023 up 18.9% rising
29 Croatia 2,477 kg/ha 2024 down 11.2% rising
30 Ukraine 2,445 kg/ha 2024 up 12.9% rising
31 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,439 kg/ha 2024 up 17.6% rising
32 Kyrgyzstan 2,416 kg/ha 2024 up 104.5% rising
33 Albania 2,404 kg/ha 2024 up 42.2% rising
34 Hungary 2,306 kg/ha 2024 down 14.3% rising
35 Switzerland 2,282 kg/ha 2024 down 12.1% flat
36 Slovakia 2,252 kg/ha 2024 down 10.8% rising
37 Peru 2,206 kg/ha 2024 up 21.7% rising
38 Romania 2,169 kg/ha 2024 down 15.2% rising
39 Mexico 2,120 kg/ha 2024 up 12.6% falling
40 Kazakhstan 2,096 kg/ha 2024 up 12.0% rising
41 Republic of Korea 2,094 kg/ha 2024 up 12.2% rising
42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,080 kg/ha 2024 down 3.5% rising
43 Syrian Arab Republic 2,063 kg/ha 2024 down 10.1% rising
44 French Polynesia 2,029 kg/ha 2024 up 5.9% rising
44 Polynesia 2,029 kg/ha 2024 up 5.9% rising
46 China, mainland 2,001 kg/ha 2024 up 12.0% rising
47 China 2,001 kg/ha 2024 up 11.9% rising
48 Georgia 2,000 kg/ha 2024 down 35.4% volatile
48 Honduras 2,000 kg/ha 2024 unchanged flat
50 El Salvador 1,936 kg/ha 2024 up 3.6% rising
51 Sri Lanka 1,927 kg/ha 2024 up 76.8% rising
52 Lithuania 1,924 kg/ha 2024 up 7.1% rising
53 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,909 kg/ha 2024 down 13.0% rising
54 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,884 kg/ha 2024 up 85.1% falling
55 Bangladesh 1,867 kg/ha 2024 up 1.5% rising
56 Ghana 1,862 kg/ha 2024 up 14.3% rising
57 Zimbabwe 1,840 kg/ha 2024 up 56.4% rising
58 Cameroon 1,753 kg/ha 2024 up 31.3% volatile
59 North Macedonia 1,723 kg/ha 2024 up 39.9% flat
60 Indonesia 1,705 kg/ha 2024 up 9.9% rising
61 Russian Federation 1,695 kg/ha 2024 up 37.4% rising
62 Costa Rica 1,667 kg/ha 1992 up 25.9% rising
62 China, Taiwan Province of 1,667 kg/ha 2024 down 5.1% rising
64 Japan 1,640 kg/ha 2024 down 6.9% rising
65 Greece 1,638 kg/ha 2024 down 41.3% falling
66 Thailand 1,635 kg/ha 2024 down 1.6% rising
67 Viet Nam 1,627 kg/ha 2024 up 13.6% rising
68 Belize 1,619 kg/ha 2024 up 27.2% flat
69 Serbia 1,583 kg/ha 2024 down 55.3% falling
70 Côte d'Ivoire 1,465 kg/ha 2024 up 8.7% rising
71 Cambodia 1,457 kg/ha 2024 up 1.0% rising
72 Philippines 1,360 kg/ha 2024 up 16.6% rising
73 Ecuador 1,318 kg/ha 2024 up 7.0% rising
74 Czechoslovakia 1,288 kg/ha 1992 down 23.4% falling
75 Nepal 1,265 kg/ha 2024 up 6.4% rising
76 Republic of Moldova 1,219 kg/ha 2024 down 41.1% rising
77 United Republic of Tanzania 1,196 kg/ha 2024 up 17.3% volatile
78 Malawi 1,173 kg/ha 2024 up 8.2% rising
79 India 1,170 kg/ha 2024 up 23.0% rising
80 Mozambique 1,167 kg/ha 2024 down 13.0% falling
81 Burkina Faso 1,162 kg/ha 2024 up 1.8% rising
82 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,154 kg/ha 2024 down 1.1% rising
83 Angola 1,136 kg/ha 2024 up 94.5% rising
84 Suriname 1,110 kg/ha 2024 up 11.0% flat
85 Bulgaria 1,086 kg/ha 2024 down 55.0% rising
86 Zambia 1,075 kg/ha 2024 down 42.9% rising
87 Myanmar 1,061 kg/ha 2024 up 2.3% rising
88 Benin 1,022 kg/ha 2024 up 0.2% rising
89 Nigeria 1,018 kg/ha 2024 up 3.3% volatile
90 Togo 1,009 kg/ha 2024 up 76.4% rising
91 USSR 1,007 kg/ha 1991 up 77.3% rising
92 Kenya 1,007 kg/ha 2024 down 5.4% rising
93 Chile 1,000 kg/ha 1982 down 33.3% rising
93 Morocco 1,000 kg/ha 2024 unchanged falling
95 Bhutan 864.3 kg/ha 2024 down 17.9% volatile
96 Gabon 860.6 kg/ha 2024 down 2.2% falling
97 Iraq 824.8 kg/ha 2024 up 3.4% falling
98 Timor-Leste 796.7 kg/ha 2024 down 37.4% rising
99 Uganda 738.1 kg/ha 2024 up 23.0% falling
100 Mali 638.7 kg/ha 2024 down 0.9% falling
101 Madagascar 603.6 kg/ha 2024 up 3.2% falling
102 Pakistan 600 kg/ha 2024 down 20.0% rising
103 Azerbaijan 556.9 kg/ha 2024 down 1.9% volatile
103 Democratic Republic of the Congo 556.9 kg/ha 2024 up 17.0% falling
105 Rwanda 509.2 kg/ha 2024 up 7.3% falling
106 Burundi 434.3 kg/ha 2024 down 47.2% falling
107 Liberia 430.4 kg/ha 2024 up 1.1% rising
108 Panama 340.4 kg/ha 2024 down 4.2% falling
109 Malaysia 333.3 kg/ha 1990 down 71.7% volatile
110 Tajikistan 330 kg/ha 2024 up 3.3% volatile
111 Guyana 300 kg/ha 1977 down 54.6% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Soya beans — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 6,814 data points, 1961–2024
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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.