Soya beans — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Soya beans — Yield was 2,001 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,001 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 98 countries
All-time high
2,001 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
624.3 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, soya beans — yield in China, mainland stood at 2,001 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in China, mainland peaked at 2,001 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 624.3 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places China, mainland 41st out of 98 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Soya beans — Yield in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Yield in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 624.3 kg/ha —
1962 685.7 kg/ha +9.8%
1963 718 kg/ha +4.7%
1964 787.1 kg/ha +9.6%
1965 715.3 kg/ha -9.1%
1966 982.5 kg/ha +37.4%
1967 973.6 kg/ha -0.9%
1968 962.4 kg/ha -1.2%
1969 917.1 kg/ha -4.7%
1970 1,092 kg/ha +19.1%
1971 1,106 kg/ha +1.3%
1972 851.4 kg/ha -23.0%
1973 1,131 kg/ha +32.9%
1974 1,030 kg/ha -9.0%
1975 1,036 kg/ha +0.6%
1976 993.4 kg/ha -4.1%
1977 1,062 kg/ha +6.9%
1978 1,060 kg/ha -0.2%
1979 1,030 kg/ha -2.7%
1980 1,100 kg/ha +6.7%
1981 1,163 kg/ha +5.8%
1982 1,074 kg/ha -7.7%
1983 1,291 kg/ha +20.2%
1984 1,331 kg/ha +3.1%
1985 1,360 kg/ha +2.2%
1986 1,400 kg/ha +2.9%
1987 1,443 kg/ha +3.1%
1988 1,434 kg/ha -0.6%
1989 1,269 kg/ha -11.5%
1990 1,455 kg/ha +14.6%
1991 1,380 kg/ha -5.2%
1992 1,427 kg/ha +3.4%
1993 1,619 kg/ha +13.5%
1994 1,735 kg/ha +7.2%
1995 1,661 kg/ha -4.2%
1996 1,770 kg/ha +6.5%
1997 1,765 kg/ha -0.3%
1998 1,782 kg/ha +1.0%
1999 1,789 kg/ha +0.4%
2000 1,656 kg/ha -7.5%
2001 1,625 kg/ha -1.9%
2002 1,893 kg/ha +16.5%
2003 1,653 kg/ha -12.7%
2004 1,815 kg/ha +9.8%
2005 1,704 kg/ha -6.1%
2006 1,621 kg/ha -4.9%
2007 1,454 kg/ha -10.3%
2008 1,703 kg/ha +17.1%
2009 1,630 kg/ha -4.3%
2010 1,771 kg/ha +8.6%
2011 1,836 kg/ha +3.7%
2012 1,814 kg/ha -1.2%
2013 1,760 kg/ha -3.0%
2014 1,787 kg/ha +1.6%
2015 1,811 kg/ha +1.3%
2016 1,803 kg/ha -0.5%
2017 1,854 kg/ha +2.8%
2018 1,898 kg/ha +2.4%
2019 1,946 kg/ha +2.5%
2020 1,983 kg/ha +1.9%
2021 1,948 kg/ha -1.8%
2022 1,980 kg/ha +1.6%
2023 1,990 kg/ha +0.5%
2024 2,001 kg/ha +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 818.44 kg/ha 624.3 kg/ha 982.5 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,039 kg/ha 851.4 kg/ha 1,131 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,287 kg/ha 1,074 kg/ha 1,443 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,638 kg/ha 1,380 kg/ha 1,789 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,675 kg/ha 1,454 kg/ha 1,893 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,828 kg/ha 1,760 kg/ha 1,946 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,981 kg/ha 1,948 kg/ha 2,001 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 38 Republic of Korea 2,094 kg/ha compare
  2. 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,080 kg/ha compare
  3. 40 French Polynesia 2,029 kg/ha compare
  4. 42 China 2,001 kg/ha compare
  5. 43 Georgia 2,000 kg/ha compare
  6. 43 Honduras 2,000 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — yield in China, mainland?
Soya beans — yield in China, mainland was 2,001 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 2,001 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 624.3 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for soya beans — yield?
China, mainland ranks 41st out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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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