Soya beans — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Soya beans — Yield was 1,112 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,112 kg/ha
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
26th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1,344 kg/ha
in 1984
All-time low
562.6 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 1,112 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1,344 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 562.6 kg/ha, in 1963.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 26th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Soya beans — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 563.1 kg/ha
1962 567.1 kg/ha +0.7%
1963 562.6 kg/ha -0.8%
1964 582.3 kg/ha +3.5%
1965 595 kg/ha +2.2%
1966 804.4 kg/ha +35.2%
1967 849.1 kg/ha +5.6%
1968 893.9 kg/ha +5.3%
1969 889.9 kg/ha -0.4%
1970 940.2 kg/ha +5.7%
1971 943.3 kg/ha +0.3%
1972 937.8 kg/ha -0.6%
1973 818.3 kg/ha -12.7%
1974 984.1 kg/ha +20.3%
1975 1,011 kg/ha +2.8%
1976 1,075 kg/ha +6.3%
1977 1,080 kg/ha +0.4%
1978 1,188 kg/ha +10.1%
1979 1,183 kg/ha -0.5%
1980 1,204 kg/ha +1.8%
1981 1,222 kg/ha +1.5%
1982 1,217 kg/ha -0.4%
1983 1,209 kg/ha -0.6%
1984 1,344 kg/ha +11.2%
1985 1,304 kg/ha -3.0%
1986 1,260 kg/ha -3.3%
1987 1,330 kg/ha +5.5%
1988 1,339 kg/ha +0.7%
1989 1,309 kg/ha -2.3%
1990 1,255 kg/ha -4.1%
1991 1,249 kg/ha -0.5%
1992 1,173 kg/ha -6.1%
1993 1,190 kg/ha +1.5%
1994 1,268 kg/ha +6.5%
1995 1,230 kg/ha -3.1%
1996 1,240 kg/ha +0.8%
1997 1,183 kg/ha -4.5%
1998 1,155 kg/ha -2.4%
1999 1,181 kg/ha +2.2%
2000 1,168 kg/ha -1.1%
2001 1,166 kg/ha -0.2%
2002 1,084 kg/ha -7.0%
2003 1,045 kg/ha -3.6%
2004 1,037 kg/ha -0.8%
2005 1,002 kg/ha -3.3%
2006 1,032 kg/ha +2.9%
2007 1,123 kg/ha +8.9%
2008 1,068 kg/ha -4.9%
2009 1,022 kg/ha -4.3%
2010 1,014 kg/ha -0.8%
2011 1,036 kg/ha +2.1%
2012 1,091 kg/ha +5.3%
2013 1,048 kg/ha -3.9%
2014 1,069 kg/ha +2.0%
2015 1,023 kg/ha -4.3%
2016 1,116 kg/ha +9.1%
2017 1,208 kg/ha +8.3%
2018 1,114 kg/ha -7.8%
2019 1,099 kg/ha -1.4%
2020 1,178 kg/ha +7.2%
2021 1,209 kg/ha +2.7%
2022 1,171 kg/ha -3.2%
2023 1,078 kg/ha -7.9%
2024 1,112 kg/ha +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 700.82 kg/ha 562.6 kg/ha 893.9 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,016 kg/ha 818.3 kg/ha 1,188 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,274 kg/ha 1,204 kg/ha 1,344 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,212 kg/ha 1,155 kg/ha 1,268 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,075 kg/ha 1,002 kg/ha 1,168 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,082 kg/ha 1,014 kg/ha 1,208 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,150 kg/ha 1,078 kg/ha 1,209 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 23 Yugoslav SFR 2,578 kg/ha compare
  2. 24 Colombia 2,524 kg/ha compare
  3. 25 Luxembourg 2,500 kg/ha compare
  4. 25 Nicaragua 2,500 kg/ha compare
  5. 27 Croatia 2,477 kg/ha compare
  6. 28 Ukraine 2,445 kg/ha compare
  7. 29 Kyrgyzstan 2,416 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Soya beans — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,112 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,344 kg/ha in 1984.
What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 562.6 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for soya beans — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 26th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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