Based on a comparison of 99 countries in 2022, Brazil ranked the highest in soybean production with 120,701 kt followed by USA and Argentina. On the other end of the scale was Suriname with 0.004 kt, Pakistan with 0.009 kt and Luxembourg with 0.020 kt.
Total soybean production reached 348,856 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 6.88 % less than in the previous year and 30.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total soybean production reached an all time high of 372,854 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 26,883 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 4.29 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Brazil, accounted for 34.6 % of soybean production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 80.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 96.9 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Soybean Production indicator page.
| Soybean Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Argentina | kt | 58,799 | 54,972 | 37,788 | 55,264 | 48,780 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | 3,204 | 2,671 | 2,942 | 2,991 | 2,829 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 96,395 | 114,732 | 117,912 | 114,317 | 121,821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 6,597 | 7,717 | 7,417 | 6,145 | 6,359 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 12,789 | 15,283 | 15,967 | 18,100 | 19,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 13,159 | 13,159 | 10,933 | 13,268 | 11,226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 1,081 | 1,020 | 1,186 | 1,043 | 1,006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 937 | 994 | 660 | 800 | 1,262 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | 9,163 | 10,478 | 11,046 | 8,520 | 11,024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 3,143 | 3,622 | 4,027 | 4,360 | 4,308 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 742 | 1,316 | 1,540 | 1,170 | 1,246 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 116,932 | 120,065 | 120,514 | 96,667 | 114,749 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 4,277 | 3,899 | 4,461 | 3,699 | 2,798 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | 2,208 | 3,212 | 1,334 | 2,828 | 1,990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 267 | 351 | 303 | 281 | 297 |
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