Soya beans — Yield in Asia

Asia: Soya beans — Yield was 1,548 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,548 kg/ha
Change on year
up 7.5%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
1,548 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
644.4 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Yield in Asia, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for soya beans — yield in Asia is 1,548 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Asia peaked at 1,548 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 644.4 kg/ha, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Soya beans — Yield in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Yield in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 644.4 kg/ha —
1962 693.1 kg/ha +7.6%
1963 720.5 kg/ha +4.0%
1964 777.1 kg/ha +7.9%
1965 716.8 kg/ha -7.8%
1966 948.2 kg/ha +32.3%
1967 947.2 kg/ha -0.1%
1968 934.9 kg/ha -1.3%
1969 902.6 kg/ha -3.5%
1970 1,048 kg/ha +16.1%
1971 1,065 kg/ha +1.6%
1972 852.4 kg/ha -19.9%
1973 1,073 kg/ha +25.9%
1974 1,010 kg/ha -5.9%
1975 1,019 kg/ha +0.9%
1976 994.1 kg/ha -2.4%
1977 1,046 kg/ha +5.2%
1978 1,051 kg/ha +0.5%
1979 1,006 kg/ha -4.3%
1980 1,060 kg/ha +5.3%
1981 1,120 kg/ha +5.7%
1982 1,043 kg/ha -6.9%
1983 1,211 kg/ha +16.1%
1984 1,229 kg/ha +1.5%
1985 1,256 kg/ha +2.2%
1986 1,253 kg/ha -0.3%
1987 1,291 kg/ha +3.0%
1988 1,321 kg/ha +2.3%
1989 1,184 kg/ha -10.3%
1990 1,317 kg/ha +11.2%
1991 1,200 kg/ha -8.9%
1992 1,242 kg/ha +3.5%
1993 1,414 kg/ha +13.8%
1994 1,427 kg/ha +0.9%
1995 1,382 kg/ha -3.1%
1996 1,415 kg/ha +2.4%
1997 1,452 kg/ha +2.6%
1998 1,455 kg/ha +0.2%
1999 1,467 kg/ha +0.8%
2000 1,312 kg/ha -10.5%
2001 1,347 kg/ha +2.6%
2002 1,419 kg/ha +5.4%
2003 1,452 kg/ha +2.3%
2004 1,408 kg/ha -3.0%
2005 1,424 kg/ha +1.1%
2006 1,363 kg/ha -4.2%
2007 1,351 kg/ha -0.9%
2008 1,373 kg/ha +1.6%
2009 1,331 kg/ha -3.0%
2010 1,531 kg/ha +15.0%
2011 1,476 kg/ha -3.6%
2012 1,534 kg/ha +3.9%
2013 1,307 kg/ha -14.8%
2014 1,299 kg/ha -0.6%
2015 1,165 kg/ha -10.3%
2016 1,438 kg/ha +23.4%
2017 1,428 kg/ha -0.7%
2018 1,498 kg/ha +4.9%
2019 1,383 kg/ha -7.7%
2020 1,426 kg/ha +3.1%
2021 1,442 kg/ha +1.2%
2022 1,523 kg/ha +5.6%
2023 1,440 kg/ha -5.4%
2024 1,548 kg/ha +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 809.42 kg/ha 644.4 kg/ha 948.2 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,016 kg/ha 852.4 kg/ha 1,073 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,197 kg/ha 1,043 kg/ha 1,321 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,377 kg/ha 1,200 kg/ha 1,467 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,378 kg/ha 1,312 kg/ha 1,452 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,406 kg/ha 1,165 kg/ha 1,534 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,476 kg/ha 1,426 kg/ha 1,548 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 7 Brazil 3,147 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,884 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 Ethiopia PDR 3,088 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Viet Nam 1,627 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 Paraguay 3,040 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Egypt 3,000 kg/ha compare
  7. 11 Australia 2,968 kg/ha compare
  8. 11 Republic of Moldova 1,219 kg/ha compare
  9. 11 Australia and New Zealand 2,968 kg/ha compare
  10. 13 Argentina 2,945 kg/ha compare
  11. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 1,196 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — yield in Asia?
Soya beans — yield in Asia was 1,548 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1,548 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 644.4 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Asia rank for soya beans — yield?
Asia ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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