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Soybean production2021

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 territoryBrazil134,799,180 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2021
01Brazil
134,799,180
02United States
121,503,600
03Argentina
46,217,910
04China
16,395,400
05India
12,986,722
06Paraguay
10,537,080
07Canada
6,224,029
08Russia
4,759,909
09Ukraine
3,493,200
10Bolivia
3,318,169

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Soybean production · 2021 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01Brazil134,799,1802021
02United States121,503,6002021
03Argentina46,217,9102021
04China16,395,4002021
05India12,986,7222021
06Paraguay10,537,0802021
07Canada6,224,0292021
08Russia4,759,9092021
09Ukraine3,493,2002021
10Bolivia3,318,1692021
11South Africa1,897,0002021
12Uruguay1,707,0002021
13Nigeria1,166,0502021
14Italy923,4702021
15Serbia540,2052021
16France439,3502021
17Zambia411,1152021
18Romania367,7402021
19Benin291,2792021
20Mexico288,2032021
21Ethiopia271,0792021
22Malawi264,4972021
23Japan246,5002021
24Kazakhstan237,8452021
25Austria237,8302021
26Croatia227,8702021
27Ghana218,0002021
28Indonesia216,4132021
29Togo207,6042021
30Iran200,0002021
31North Korea190,0002021
32Türkiye182,0002021
33Slovakia165,1602021
34Hungary156,5802021
35Uganda138,0002021
36Myanmar (Burma)133,6642021
37Colombia122,4912021
38Cameroon117,4912021
39South Korea110,7812021
40Burkina Faso106,6752021
41Germany106,6002021
42Bangladesh91,1762021
43Tanzania75,0002021
44Egypt62,5862021
45Vietnam59,1382021
46Zimbabwe54,4042021
47Czechia51,4602021
48Moldova50,5232021
49Mozambique50,0002021
50Cambodia47,0002021
51Guatemala42,0002021
52Australia40,2192021
53Angola37,3172021
54Nepal30,6482021
55Uzbekistan29,4732021
56Rwanda26,8572021
57Congo - Kinshasa26,3362021
58Bosnia & Herzegovina24,8832021
59Thailand21,2342021
60Poland20,9702021
61Ecuador20,0772021
62Belize17,3082021
63Mali15,9042021
64Nicaragua10,0002021
65Laos6,3402021
66Venezuela6,0762021
67Switzerland5,8322021
68El Salvador5,3422021
69Kenya5,2592021
70Slovenia4,8102021
71Spain4,7702021
72Syria4,4582021
73Gabon4,0132021
74Sri Lanka3,7942021
75Liberia3,3712021
76Georgia3,0002021
77Kyrgyzstan2,8162021
78Bulgaria2,8102021
79Burundi2,3122021
80Lithuania2,2302021
81Honduras2,1912021
82Peru1,6832021
83Greece1,2302021
84Cuba1,0002021
84Morocco1,0002021
86Côte d’Ivoire573.412021
87Philippines407.452021
88Albania3732021
89Timor-Leste361.942021
90Panama93.852021
91Bhutan90.222021
92North Macedonia502021
93Pakistan482021
94Madagascar47.762021
95Iraq34.322021
96Azerbaijan29.682021
97French Polynesia262021
98Tajikistan20.832021
99Luxembourg202021
100Suriname52021
101Cyprus02021
101Denmark02021
101Estonia02021
101Finland02021
101Latvia02021
101Malta02021
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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Original metadata

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