Soybeans production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 3.1 million t of soybeans, the 11th largest in the world (0.77% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.1%. The record was 3.2 million t in 2017. Area harvested: 950,000 ha, yield 3.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 3.1 million t
- World rank
- 11 of 102
- 10-year change
- −3.1%
- Record
- 3.2 million t
- 2017
Soybeans in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.77%
- 1.0% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.2
- world 2.8 (+16%)
- kg per person
- 905
- world 48.7
- 10-year change
- −3.1%
- world +30%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ukraine | 6,635,180 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Bolivia | 3,216,440 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Uruguay | 3,065,000 | 0.77% |
| 12 | South Africa | 1,848,000 | 0.46% |
| 13 | Nigeria | 1,150,000 | 0.29% |
Map of world production of soybeans
Share of the world total; Uruguay is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,065,000 | +373% | 950,000 | 3.23 |
| 2023 | 647,800 | −77% | 1,009,900 | 0.64 |
| 2022 | 2,776,200 | +63% | 991,900 | 2.80 |
| 2021 | 1,707,000 | −14% | 907,900 | 1.88 |
| 2020 | 1,990,000 | −30% | 916,800 | 2.17 |
| 2019 | 2,828,000 | +112% | 966,000 | 2.93 |
| 2018 | 1,334,000 | −58% | 1,099,000 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 3,212,000 | +45% | 1,089,000 | 2.95 |
| 2016 | 2,208,000 | −29% | 1,140,000 | 1.94 |
| 2015 | 3,109,000 | −1.7% | 1,334,000 | 2.33 |
| 2014 | 3,162,800 | +14% | 1,321,400 | 2.39 |
| 2013 | 2,765,000 | +31% | 1,050,000 | 2.63 |
| 2012 | 2,112,200 | +37% | 883,700 | 2.39 |
| 2011 | 1,541,000 | −14% | 862,100 | 1.79 |
| 2010 | 1,793,000 | +74% | 848,800 | 2.11 |
| 2009 | 1,028,600 | +33% | 577,800 | 1.78 |
| 2008 | 772,900 | −5.2% | 461,900 | 1.67 |
| 2007 | 814,920 | +20% | 366,535 | 2.22 |
| 2006 | 676,900 | +32% | 309,100 | 2.19 |
| 2005 | 511,000 | +36% | 278,000 | 1.84 |
| 2004 | 377,000 | +88% | 247,000 | 1.53 |
| 2003 | 201,000 | +183% | 78,900 | 2.55 |
| 2002 | 71,000 | +157% | 28,900 | 2.46 |
| 2001 | 27,600 | +306% | 12,000 | 2.30 |
| 2000 | 6,800 | −64% | 8,900 | 0.76 |
| 1999 | 18,999 | −0.0% | 9,000 | 2.11 |
| 1998 | 19,000 | +46% | 9,000 | 2.11 |
| 1997 | 13,000 | −4.4% | 7,500 | 1.73 |
| 1996 | 13,600 | −12% | 7,600 | 1.79 |
| 1995 | 15,500 | −6.6% | 8,500 | 1.82 |
| 1994 | 16,600 | −10% | 11,000 | 1.51 |
| 1993 | 18,500 | +5.7% | 10,000 | 1.85 |
| 1992 | 17,500 | +6.1% | 8,800 | 1.99 |
| 1991 | 16,500 | −55% | 9,000 | 1.83 |
| 1990 | 37,000 | −3.9% | 28,500 | 1.30 |
| 1989 | 38,500 | −47% | 55,000 | 0.70 |
| 1988 | 72,000 | +15% | 42,300 | 1.70 |
| 1987 | 62,780 | +77% | 36,500 | 1.72 |
| 1986 | 35,400 | +65% | 20,090 | 1.76 |
| 1985 | 21,465 | +96% | 14,810 | 1.45 |
| 1984 | 10,924 | −8.3% | 8,280 | 1.32 |
| 1983 | 11,914 | −57% | 8,861 | 1.34 |
| 1982 | 28,000 | −44% | 20,800 | 1.35 |
| 1981 | 50,000 | +1.6% | 33,995 | 1.47 |
| 1980 | 49,193 | +24% | 40,445 | 1.22 |
| 1979 | 39,694 | +39% | 50,824 | 0.78 |
| 1978 | 28,600 | +101% | 22,000 | 1.30 |
| 1977 | 14,200 | −38% | 10,000 | 1.42 |
| 1976 | 23,000 | +39% | 20,000 | 1.15 |
| 1975 | 16,500 | +189% | 9,600 | 1.72 |
| 1974 | 5,700 | +43% | 6,900 | 0.83 |
| 1973 | 4,000 | +233% | 4,500 | 0.89 |
| 1972 | 1,200 | +20% | 1,000 | 1.20 |
| 1971 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1970 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1969 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1968 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1967 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1966 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1965 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1964 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1962 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1961 | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.00 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 2.7 million t USD 1.19 bn
- Exporter rank
- 7 of 99
- Imports
- 66,846 t USD 34.8 m
- Importer rank
- 56 of 165
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of soybeans in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 3.1 million t in 2024, 0.77% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of soybeans?
Uruguay ranked 11th of 102 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 36.3% of the world total.
How has the production of soybeans in Uruguay changed?
It fell by 3.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +30% for the world. The record was 3.2 million t in 2017.
What is the yield of soybeans in Uruguay?
3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.1 million t from 950,000 ha), against a world average of 2.8 t/ha.
Does Uruguay export or import soya beans?
In 2024 Uruguay reported exports of 2.7 million t (USD 1.19 bn) and imports of 66,846 t (USD 34.8 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Uruguay is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.