# Soybean production

Quantity of soybeans harvested dry produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

## Key facts

- Soybean production in the World was 397,671,689 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Soybean production in the United States was 118,836,440 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Brazil had the highest soybean production of 108 countries in 2024, at 144,473,768 tonnes, and Malta the lowest, at 0 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 119 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `soybean_production`
- Unit: tonnes
- Note: FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/soybean-production
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/soybean_production

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 397,671,689 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |
| United States | 2024 | 118,836,440 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/soybean-production/countries.md) (118 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/soybean-production/eu-countries.md) (23 places)