Soya beans — Yield in World
World: Soya beans — Yield was 2,778 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soya beans — Yield in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — yield in World stood at 2,778 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in World peaked at 2,873 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,129 kg/ha, in 1961.
World ranks 8th 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 World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,129 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,138 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,156 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,132 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1,228 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 1,372 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 1,349 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1,434 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 1,452 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,480 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,519 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,490 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,585 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 1,408 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 1,657 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 1,544 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 1,756 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 1,626 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 1,749 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 1,600 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 1,754 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 1,759 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,620 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 1,714 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1,906 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 1,820 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 1,905 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1,705 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 1,829 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 1,896 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1,872 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,031 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 1,936 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 2,182 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 2,031 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 2,124 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2,157 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,256 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2,190 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2,171 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,306 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2,292 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,280 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,243 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,318 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,324 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,437 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,398 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,248 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2,576 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 2,521 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,289 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 2,499 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 2,605 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2,675 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2,752 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,858 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,768 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,718 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,784 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,873 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,632 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 2,696 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,778 kg/ha | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,266 kg/ha | 1,129 kg/ha | 1,452 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,581 kg/ha | 1,408 kg/ha | 1,756 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,761 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha | 1,906 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,068 kg/ha | 1,872 kg/ha | 2,256 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,302 kg/ha | 2,171 kg/ha | 2,437 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,626 kg/ha | 2,289 kg/ha | 2,858 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,752 kg/ha | 2,632 kg/ha | 2,873 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 7 Brazil 3,147 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,884 kg/ha compare
- 8 Ethiopia PDR 3,088 kg/ha compare
- 8 Viet Nam 1,627 kg/ha compare
- 9 Paraguay 3,040 kg/ha compare
- 10 Egypt 3,000 kg/ha compare
- 11 Australia 2,968 kg/ha compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 1,219 kg/ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 2,968 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — yield in World?
- Soya beans — yield in World was 2,778 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2,873 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,129 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for soya beans — yield?
- World ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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