El Salvador vs Laos: Soybean production
El Salvador
5,380 tonnes
in 2024
Laos
7,879 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
73rd
Laos rank
70th
Soybean production over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 7,879 tonnes against 5,380 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 2,499 tonnes.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 70th of 116 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.44 tonnes | 3,261 tonnes | 3,247 tonnes | Laos |
| 1970s | 407.5 tonnes | 3,473 tonnes | 3,065 tonnes | Laos |
| 1980s | 885 tonnes | 3,638 tonnes | 2,754 tonnes | Laos |
| 1990s | 2,098 tonnes | 4,590 tonnes | 2,492 tonnes | Laos |
| 2000s | 3,428 tonnes | 8,744 tonnes | 5,316 tonnes | Laos |
| 2010s | 5,027 tonnes | 12,180 tonnes | 7,153 tonnes | Laos |
| 2020s | 5,399 tonnes | 6,777 tonnes | 1,378 tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean production, El Salvador or Laos?
- Laos, at 7,879 tonnes against 5,380 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean production between El Salvador and Laos?
- 2,499 tonnes, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for soybean production?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 70th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Soybean production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Soybean production is measured in tonnes.