Nigeria vs Uruguay: Soybean production
Nigeria
1.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
3.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
13th
Uruguay rank
11th
Soybean production over time
- Nigeria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.06 million tonnes against 1.15 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1.92 million tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 116 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 61,000 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 66,300 tonnes | 13,489 tonnes | 52,811 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 100,500 tonnes | 38,018 tonnes | 62,482 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 264,300 tonnes | 18,620 tonnes | 245,680 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 511,859 tonnes | 448,772 tonnes | 63,087 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 727,114 tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.28 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 757,534 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean production, Nigeria or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.06 million tonnes against 1.15 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean production between Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 1.92 million tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for soybean production?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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.