Soybean yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Soybean yields was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.7 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
55th
of 106 countries
All-time high
2.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.6203 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Soybean yields in Indonesia, 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
Indonesia recorded 1.7 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Indonesia peaked at 2.02 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6203 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Indonesia ranks 55th of 106 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.
Soybean yields in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6821 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.668 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6497 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7012 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6891 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7061 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7033 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7164 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7583 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7424 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.782 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8412 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8918 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8689 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8579 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8378 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8957 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9704 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9784 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.7 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.93 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.64 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +46.7% | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare |
| 2023 | -26.3% | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6784 tonnes per hectare | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | 0.7061 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7835 tonnes per hectare | 0.7164 tonnes per hectare | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9533 tonnes per hectare | 0.8378 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Indonesia?
- Soybean yields in Indonesia was 1.7 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6203 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Indonesia rank for soybean yields?
- Indonesia ranks 55th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.