Italy vs USSR: Soybean production

Italy
1.13 million tonnes
in 2024
USSR
814,000 tonnes
in 1991
Italy rank
14th
USSR rank
15th

Soybean production over time

  • Italy
  • USSR
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.13 million tonnes against 814,000 tonnes in USSR, a difference of 311,580 tonnes.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and USSR ranks 15th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 256.11 tonnes 451,222 tonnes 450,966 tonnes USSR
1970s 261.3 tonnes 507,300 tonnes 507,039 tonnes USSR
1980s 589,188 tonnes 630,520 tonnes 41,332 tonnes USSR
1990s 1.58 million tonnes 844,500 tonnes 731,750 tonnes Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean production, Italy or USSR?
Italy, at 1.13 million tonnes against 814,000 tonnes in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean production between Italy and USSR?
311,580 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Italy and USSR rank globally for soybean production?
Italy ranks 14th and USSR ranks 15th 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

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

Soybean production is measured in tonnes.