South Africa vs Uruguay: Soybean production

South Africa
1.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
3.06 million tonnes
in 2024
South Africa rank
12th
Uruguay rank
11th

Soybean production over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.06 million tonnes against 1.85 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 1.22 million tonnes.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 115 countries.

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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.