Soya beans — Yield in Northern America
Northern America: Soya beans — Yield was 3,406 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soya beans — Yield in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 3,406 kg/ha for soya beans — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Northern America peaked at 3,460 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,535 kg/ha, in 1964.
Northern America ranks 3rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Soya beans — Yield in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,693 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,633 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 1,642 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,535 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 1,654 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 1,712 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 1,651 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 1,800 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 1,842 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1,796 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1,852 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1,874 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1,871 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,594 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 1,945 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 1,753 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 2,060 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 1,972 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 2,163 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 1,790 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 2,035 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 2,124 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1,763 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 1,899 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 2,296 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1986 | 2,245 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2,289 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,823 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1989 | 2,180 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 2,299 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 2,306 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,525 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 2,207 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 2,780 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 2,389 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 2,526 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2,615 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2,623 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,474 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 2,561 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,624 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2,547 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,273 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 2,831 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 2,889 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,882 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,785 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,676 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,941 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2,926 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,826 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,703 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,956 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3,165 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3,208 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,460 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 3,262 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3,368 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3,154 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,414 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 3,451 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3,319 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 3,382 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3,406 kg/ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,685 kg/ha | 1,535 kg/ha | 1,842 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,888 kg/ha | 1,594 kg/ha | 2,163 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,044 kg/ha | 1,763 kg/ha | 2,296 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,474 kg/ha | 2,207 kg/ha | 2,780 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,701 kg/ha | 2,273 kg/ha | 2,941 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,103 kg/ha | 2,703 kg/ha | 3,460 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,394 kg/ha | 3,319 kg/ha | 3,451 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 1 Türkiye 4,118 kg/ha compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 4,326 kg/ha compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,590 kg/ha compare
- 2 Spain 3,506 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,439 kg/ha compare
- 3 Italy 3,343 kg/ha compare
- 4 Canada 3,305 kg/ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 2,063 kg/ha compare
- 5 Germany 3,254 kg/ha compare
- 5 Polynesia 2,029 kg/ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,909 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uruguay 3,226 kg/ha compare
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- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0.5317 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.7404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — yield in Northern America?
- Soya beans — yield in Northern America was 3,406 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,460 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,535 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Northern America rank for soya beans — yield?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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