Soybean yields in India
India: Soybean yields was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in India, 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
India recorded 1.17 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in India peaked at 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4348 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
India ranks 74th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4437 tonnes per hectare | 0.4348 tonnes per hectare | 0.4545 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7719 tonnes per hectare | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | 0.984 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7233 tonnes per hectare | 0.5823 tonnes per hectare | 0.8922 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7825 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7624 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.7385 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.9762 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 71 Moldova 1.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 72 Tanzania 1.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Malawi 1.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Mozambique 1.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 1.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 North Korea 1.15 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in India?
- Soybean yields in India was 1.17 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4348 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does India rank for soybean yields?
- India ranks 74th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.