Soya beans — Yield in Western Asia
Western Asia: Soya beans — Yield was 3,988 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soya beans — Yield in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — yield in Western Asia stood at 3,988 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Western Asia peaked at 4,358 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 783.3 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Western Asia 1st 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 978.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 869.6 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 881 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 833.3 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 833.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 783.3 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 916.7 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 1,133 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1969 | 1,348 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 1,091 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 1,571 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 1972 | 2,133 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1973 | 1,460 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 2,428 kg/ha | +66.4% |
| 1975 | 1,149 kg/ha | -52.7% |
| 1976 | 1,322 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 1,083 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 1,221 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 1,143 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 975 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 922.2 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1,504 kg/ha | +63.1% |
| 1983 | 1,885 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 2,128 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 2,066 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,214 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 2,226 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2,164 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 2,011 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 2,085 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,133 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,954 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 2,120 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 2,245 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 2,175 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,159 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,934 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 2,254 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 2,309 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,620 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 2,849 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 2,769 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,040 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 3,148 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,811 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 3,614 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 3,239 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 3,493 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 3,419 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3,476 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3,730 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 3,805 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,125 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 4,331 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4,358 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4,156 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 4,143 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4,127 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,084 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,222 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 4,009 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3,967 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 4,078 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,988 kg/ha | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soya beans — Yield in Western Asia 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 | +66.4% | 1,460 kg/ha | 2,428 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +63.1% | 922.2 kg/ha | 1,504 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 952.98 kg/ha | 783.3 kg/ha | 1,348 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,460 kg/ha | 1,083 kg/ha | 2,428 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,810 kg/ha | 922.2 kg/ha | 2,226 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,137 kg/ha | 1,934 kg/ha | 2,309 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,100 kg/ha | 2,620 kg/ha | 3,614 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,033 kg/ha | 3,476 kg/ha | 4,358 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,053 kg/ha | 3,967 kg/ha | 4,222 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — yield in Western Asia?
- Soya beans — yield in Western Asia was 3,988 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,358 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 783.3 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Western Asia rank for soya beans — yield?
- Western Asia ranks 1st out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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