Soybean yields in Brazil
Brazil: Soybean yields was 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 3.15 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Brazil peaked at 3.45 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8478 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Brazil 9th out of 105 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8478 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Brazil?
- Soybean yields in Brazil was 3.15 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8478 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Brazil rank for soybean yields?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.