China vs India: Soybean production

China

20.65 million tonnes

in 2024

India

15.13 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

4th

India rank

5th

Soybean production over time

China currently reports 20.65 million tonnes against 15.13 million tonnes in India, a difference of 5.52 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 115 countries.

Indicator: Soybean production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 5,570 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Soybean production is measured in tonnes.