Soya beans — Yield in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Soya beans — Yield was 1,181 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,181 kg/ha
Change on year
up 18.3%
Rank
23rd
of 27 groups
All-time high
1,359 kg/ha
in 2012
All-time low
465.6 kg/ha
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Yield in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 1,181 kg/ha for soya beans — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Southern Asia peaked at 1,359 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 465.6 kg/ha, in 1965.

That places Southern Asia 23rd 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Yield in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 497.7 kg/ha —
1962 497.7 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 477.5 kg/ha -4.1%
1964 478.5 kg/ha +0.2%
1965 465.6 kg/ha -2.7%
1966 482.7 kg/ha +3.7%
1967 485.5 kg/ha +0.6%
1968 485.5 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 476 kg/ha -2.0%
1970 487.1 kg/ha +2.3%
1971 494.6 kg/ha +1.5%
1972 814 kg/ha +64.6%
1973 793.3 kg/ha -2.5%
1974 856.2 kg/ha +7.9%
1975 1,060 kg/ha +23.8%
1976 1,198 kg/ha +13.0%
1977 1,107 kg/ha -7.6%
1978 1,086 kg/ha -1.9%
1979 662 kg/ha -39.0%
1980 761.1 kg/ha +15.0%
1981 785.9 kg/ha +3.3%
1982 715.4 kg/ha -9.0%
1983 830.8 kg/ha +16.1%
1984 806.9 kg/ha -2.9%
1985 799.4 kg/ha -0.9%
1986 621.2 kg/ha -22.3%
1987 608.3 kg/ha -2.1%
1988 915.8 kg/ha +50.6%
1989 816.4 kg/ha -10.9%
1990 1,018 kg/ha +24.7%
1991 790.7 kg/ha -22.3%
1992 905.2 kg/ha +14.5%
1993 1,100 kg/ha +21.5%
1994 926.8 kg/ha -15.7%
1995 1,019 kg/ha +10.0%
1996 993.2 kg/ha -2.6%
1997 1,086 kg/ha +9.4%
1998 1,106 kg/ha +1.8%
1999 1,139 kg/ha +3.0%
2000 829 kg/ha -27.2%
2001 945 kg/ha +14.0%
2002 774.6 kg/ha -18.0%
2003 1,202 kg/ha +55.2%
2004 925.8 kg/ha -23.0%
2005 1,088 kg/ha +17.6%
2006 1,076 kg/ha -1.1%
2007 1,245 kg/ha +15.7%
2008 1,053 kg/ha -15.4%
2009 1,034 kg/ha -1.7%
2010 1,334 kg/ha +28.9%
2011 1,212 kg/ha -9.1%
2012 1,359 kg/ha +12.1%
2013 1,022 kg/ha -24.8%
2014 963.2 kg/ha -5.7%
2015 752.5 kg/ha -21.9%
2016 1,187 kg/ha +57.7%
2017 1,070 kg/ha -9.9%
2018 1,202 kg/ha +12.4%
2019 934.9 kg/ha -22.2%
2020 989.2 kg/ha +5.8%
2021 1,081 kg/ha +9.3%
2022 1,157 kg/ha +7.0%
2023 998.7 kg/ha -13.7%
2024 1,181 kg/ha +18.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 482.97 kg/ha 465.6 kg/ha 497.7 kg/ha 9
1970s 855.74 kg/ha 487.1 kg/ha 1,198 kg/ha 10
1980s 766.12 kg/ha 608.3 kg/ha 915.8 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,008 kg/ha 790.7 kg/ha 1,139 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,017 kg/ha 774.6 kg/ha 1,245 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,104 kg/ha 752.5 kg/ha 1,359 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,081 kg/ha 989.2 kg/ha 1,181 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 1,465 kg/ha compare
  2. 20 Czechia 2,600 kg/ha compare
  3. 21 New Zealand 2,593 kg/ha compare
  4. 22 Poland 2,586 kg/ha compare
  5. 23 Yugoslav SFR 2,578 kg/ha compare
  6. 24 Colombia 2,524 kg/ha compare
  7. 25 Luxembourg 2,500 kg/ha compare
  8. 25 Nicaragua 2,500 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — yield in Southern Asia?
Soya beans — yield in Southern Asia was 1,181 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1,359 kg/ha in 2012.
What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 465.6 kg/ha in 1965.
How does Southern Asia rank for soya beans — yield?
Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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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