Soya beans — Yield in United States of America

United States of America: Soya beans — Yield was 3,412 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,412 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 27 groups
All-time high
3,494 kg/ha
in 2016
All-time low
1,531 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Yield in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 3,412 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in United States of America peaked at 3,494 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,531 kg/ha, in 1964.

That places United States of America 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Soya beans — Yield in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Yield in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,690 kg/ha
1962 1,630 kg/ha -3.5%
1963 1,643 kg/ha +0.8%
1964 1,531 kg/ha -6.8%
1965 1,651 kg/ha +7.8%
1966 1,709 kg/ha +3.5%
1967 1,650 kg/ha -3.4%
1968 1,799 kg/ha +9.0%
1969 1,844 kg/ha +2.5%
1970 1,794 kg/ha -2.7%
1971 1,852 kg/ha +3.2%
1972 1,871 kg/ha +1.0%
1973 1,870 kg/ha -0.1%
1974 1,593 kg/ha -14.8%
1975 1,942 kg/ha +21.9%
1976 1,754 kg/ha -9.7%
1977 2,055 kg/ha +17.2%
1978 1,974 kg/ha -3.9%
1979 2,161 kg/ha +9.5%
1980 1,783 kg/ha -17.5%
1981 2,033 kg/ha +14.0%
1982 2,121 kg/ha +4.3%
1983 1,759 kg/ha -17.1%
1984 1,893 kg/ha +7.6%
1985 2,292 kg/ha +21.1%
1986 2,241 kg/ha -2.2%
1987 2,279 kg/ha +1.7%
1988 1,816 kg/ha -20.4%
1989 2,178 kg/ha +20.0%
1990 2,292 kg/ha +5.2%
1991 2,303 kg/ha +0.5%
1992 2,530 kg/ha +9.8%
1993 2,194 kg/ha -13.3%
1994 2,781 kg/ha +26.8%
1995 2,376 kg/ha -14.6%
1996 2,527 kg/ha +6.4%
1997 2,616 kg/ha +3.5%
1998 2,617 kg/ha +0.0%
1999 2,463 kg/ha -5.9%
2000 2,561 kg/ha +4.0%
2001 2,664 kg/ha +4.0%
2002 2,557 kg/ha -4.0%
2003 2,277 kg/ha -10.9%
2004 2,840 kg/ha +24.8%
2005 2,896 kg/ha +2.0%
2006 2,882 kg/ha -0.5%
2007 2,807 kg/ha -2.6%
2008 2,672 kg/ha -4.8%
2009 2,960 kg/ha +10.8%
2010 2,924 kg/ha -1.2%
2011 2,823 kg/ha -3.5%
2012 2,687 kg/ha -4.8%
2013 2,962 kg/ha +10.2%
2014 3,198 kg/ha +8.0%
2015 3,229 kg/ha +1.0%
2016 3,494 kg/ha +8.2%
2017 3,313 kg/ha -5.2%
2018 3,400 kg/ha +2.6%
2019 3,188 kg/ha -6.2%
2020 3,433 kg/ha +7.7%
2021 3,479 kg/ha +1.3%
2022 3,333 kg/ha -4.2%
2023 3,402 kg/ha +2.1%
2024 3,412 kg/ha +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,683 kg/ha 1,531 kg/ha 1,844 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,887 kg/ha 1,593 kg/ha 2,161 kg/ha 10
1980s 2,040 kg/ha 1,759 kg/ha 2,292 kg/ha 10
1990s 2,470 kg/ha 2,194 kg/ha 2,781 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,712 kg/ha 2,277 kg/ha 2,960 kg/ha 10
2010s 3,122 kg/ha 2,687 kg/ha 3,494 kg/ha 10
2020s 3,412 kg/ha 3,333 kg/ha 3,479 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Türkiye 4,118 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Uzbekistan 4,326 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Spain 3,506 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Italy 3,343 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Canada 3,305 kg/ha compare
  6. 5 Germany 3,254 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — yield in United States of America?
Soya beans — yield in United States of America was 3,412 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 3,494 kg/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,531 kg/ha in 1964.
How does United States of America rank for soya beans — yield?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of 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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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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