Soybean yields in Argentina
Argentina: Soybean yields was 2.94 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soybean yields in Argentina is 2.94 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 68.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Argentina peaked at 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9765 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Argentina ranks 13th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9765 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Argentina?
- Soybean yields in Argentina was 2.94 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9765 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for soybean yields?
- Argentina ranks 13th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.