Soya beans — Yield in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Soya beans — Yield was 1,606 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soya beans — Yield in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — yield in Southern Africa stood at 1,606 kg/ha.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Southern Africa peaked at 2,412 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 250 kg/ha, in 1972.
Southern Africa ranks 19th of 27 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 526.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 526.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 471.8 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 428.6 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 428.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 400 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 398.2 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 326.8 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 546.7 kg/ha | +67.3% |
| 1970 | 543.6 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 414.3 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1972 | 250 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 1973 | 511.1 kg/ha | +104.4% |
| 1974 | 1,646 kg/ha | +222.1% |
| 1975 | 945.8 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 1976 | 813.6 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 1,188 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 1978 | 1,579 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1979 | 1,015 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1980 | 1,410 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 1981 | 1,254 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 974.9 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 956.7 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,111 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 1,735 kg/ha | +56.1% |
| 1986 | 1,263 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 1,058 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 1,632 kg/ha | +54.4% |
| 1989 | 1,786 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 1,938 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,448 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 757.8 kg/ha | -47.7% |
| 1993 | 1,491 kg/ha | +96.8% |
| 1994 | 1,147 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 895.4 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 1,176 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1997 | 1,380 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 1,720 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 1,525 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 1,641 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1,686 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,796 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1,363 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 1,630 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 1,817 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 1,762 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,120 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 1,705 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 2009 | 2,170 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 1,817 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 1,699 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1,377 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 1,519 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1,885 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 1,557 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 1,476 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2,293 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 1,956 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 1,602 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 1,767 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 2,294 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 2,410 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 2,412 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,606 kg/ha | -33.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soya beans — Yield in Southern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +222.1% | 511.1 kg/ha | 1,646 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 450.34 kg/ha | 326.8 kg/ha | 546.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 890.67 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 1,646 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,318 kg/ha | 956.7 kg/ha | 1,786 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,348 kg/ha | 757.8 kg/ha | 1,938 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,669 kg/ha | 1,120 kg/ha | 2,170 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,718 kg/ha | 1,377 kg/ha | 2,293 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,098 kg/ha | 1,606 kg/ha | 2,412 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 16 Austria 2,776 kg/ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 796.7 kg/ha compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 556.9 kg/ha compare
- 17 Ethiopia 2,667 kg/ha compare
- 18 Guatemala 2,647 kg/ha compare
- 19 France 2,610 kg/ha compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 1,465 kg/ha compare
- 20 Czechia 2,600 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Zealand 2,593 kg/ha compare
- 22 Poland 2,586 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — yield in Southern Africa?
- Soya beans — yield in Southern Africa was 1,606 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,412 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Southern Africa rank for soya beans — yield?
- Southern Africa ranks 19th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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