Soybean Production by Country, 1990-2024

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Soybean Production by Country, 1990-2024
Brazil has overtaken the United States to become the world's largest soybean producer, growing output more than sevenfold since 1990 while the United States roughly doubled its own. Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia expanded on a similar scale, making South America collectively dominant in a crop the United States led for most of the twentieth century. The driver is largely Chinese demand: soybeans are crushed for animal feed, and China imports more than the rest of the world combined.
Source:  FAOSTAT

Key Findings

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Brazil leads with 144,474 in 2024.
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Ukraine grew fastest: +10267.2% from 2000 to 2024 (64 → 6,635).
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Italy declined most: -35.7% from 1990 to 2024 (1,751 → 1,126).
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Average value in 2024: 27,858  ·  median: 7,284.
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2024 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2024: Brazil is 128.3× larger than Italy.

Soybean Production by Country, 1990-2024

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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14 categories  ·  5 years
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Top Value
144,474
Brazil
Soybean Production (Thousand Tonnes) · 2024
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Soybean Production (Thousand Tonnes)
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Period
1990 – 2024
5 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

68 records · Soybean Production (Thousand Tonnes) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 Change CAGR / yr Source
🥇 Brazil 19,898 32,821 68,756 121,821 144,474 +626.1% +6%
🥈 United States 52,416 75,055 90,663 114,749 118,836 +126.7% +2.4%
🥉 Argentina 10,700 20,136 52,675 48,780 48,213 +350.6% +4.5%
4 China 11,008 15,409 15,084 19,604 20,655 +87.6% +1.9%
5 India 2,602 5,280 12,734 12,610 15,132 +481.6% +5.3%
6 Paraguay 1,795 2,980 7,460 11,024 11,100 +518.4% +5.5%
7 Canada 1,262 2,703 4,445 6,359 7,568 +499.7% +5.4%
8 Russia — 342 1,222 4,308 7,000 +1946.8% +13.4%
9 Ukraine — 64 1,680 2,798 6,635 +10267.2% +21.3%
10 Bolivia 233 1,197 1,693 2,829 3,216 +1280.3% +8%
11 Uruguay 37 7 1,793 1,990 3,065 +8183.8% +13.9%
12 South Africa 118 154 566 1,246 1,848 +1466.1% +8.4%
13 Nigeria 218 429 365 1,262 1,150 +427.5% +5%
14 Italy 1,751 903 553 1,006 1,126 -35.7% -1.3%

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