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THE GLOBAL INDEX #115

Soybean production2020

Annual soybean production in tonnes.

FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data106 / 217No observation: 111
First-ranked country or territoryBrazil121,820,950 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2020
01Brazil
121,820,950
02United States
114,748,940
03Argentina
48,780,410
04China
19,600,000
05India
12,610,296
06Paraguay
11,024,460
07Canada
6,358,500
08Russia
4,307,593
09Bolivia
2,829,356
10Ukraine
2,797,670

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Soybean production · 2020 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01Brazil121,820,9502020
02United States114,748,9402020
03Argentina48,780,4102020
04China19,600,0002020
05India12,610,2962020
06Paraguay11,024,4602020
07Canada6,358,5002020
08Russia4,307,5932020
09Bolivia2,829,3562020
10Ukraine2,797,6702020
11Uruguay1,990,0002020
12Nigeria1,262,2802020
13South Africa1,245,5002020
14Italy1,005,6302020
15Serbia751,5782020
16France406,8102020
17Romania340,8202020
18Zambia296,8662020
19Indonesia291,0002020
20Croatia266,0102020
21Malawi264,3722020
22Kazakhstan260,6392020
23Benin253,9542020
24Mexico246,0192020
25North Korea229,8922020
26Japan218,9002020
27Ghana209,0002020
28Ethiopia208,6762020
29Austria204,8602020
30Iran190,0002020
31Hungary165,7602020
32Türkiye155,2252020
33Togo154,5452020
34Uganda138,0002020
35Myanmar (Burma)135,1322020
36Slovakia132,2002020
37Colombia119,4122020
38Mozambique115,0002020
39Bangladesh104,7612020
40Burkina Faso98,5132020
41Cameroon93,1922020
42Germany90,5002020
43South Korea80,9262020
44Vietnam65,4052020
45Zimbabwe59,6562020
46Cambodia55,0002020
47Tanzania45,0002020
48Guatemala41,0002020
49Angola37,9612020
50Bosnia & Herzegovina37,2022020
51Egypt36,4202020
52Nepal34,5442020
53Moldova33,3602020
54Czechia33,0202020
55Ecuador27,2382020
56Congo - Kinshasa25,6822020
57Rwanda23,7552020
58Thailand22,8002020
59Australia17,3232020
60Poland15,9602020
61Mali14,6852020
62Belize13,6702020
63Nicaragua10,0002020
64Sri Lanka7,8792020
65Uzbekistan7,4602020
66Laos7,3812020
67Venezuela6,7362020
68Syria6,2272020
69Bulgaria6,2002020
70El Salvador5,4772020
71Switzerland5,2472020
72Slovenia5,0102020
73Spain4,6202020
74Georgia4,0002020
75Gabon3,9872020
76Liberia3,4252020
77Lithuania2,5602020
78Kenya2,3962020
79Kyrgyzstan2,3712020
80Burundi2,2902020
81Honduras2,1962020
82Greece1,8402020
83Peru1,5342020
84Morocco1,0002020
85Timor-Leste841.472020
86Côte d’Ivoire557.392020
87Philippines554.452020
88Albania4412020
89Bhutan233.62020
90Pakistan2012020
91Panama100.422020
92North Macedonia502020
93Madagascar47.792020
94Iraq33.862020
95Luxembourg302020
96Azerbaijan29.482020
97French Polynesia282020
98Tajikistan20.862020
99Suriname52020
100Cyprus02020
100Denmark02020
100Estonia02020
100Finland02020
100Ireland02020
100Latvia02020
100Malta02020
106 / 106 · Economies with data

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual soybean production in tonnes.
Unit
tonnes
Source & definition
FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data · fao:236
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