This is a list of countries by

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu ...

production from 2016 to 2020, based on data from the

Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database The Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) website disseminates statistical data collected and maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAOSTAT data are provided as a time-series from 1961 in mo ...

. Countries – Select All; Regions – World + (Total); Elements – Production Quantity; Items – Soybeans; Years – 2020 + 2019 + 2018 + 2017 + 2016 The total world production for soybeans in 2020 was 353,463,735

metric tonnes The tonne ( or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States c ...

, up 5.1% from 336,329,392 tonnes in 2019.Sum of values for countries with available data, which may be official or

FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

data based on imputation methodology Brazil was the largest producer, accounting for 34% of world production, followed by the United States at 32%.

Production by country

>1,000,000 tonnes

100,000–1,000,000 tonnes

10,000–100,000 tonnes

<10,000 tonnes

Notes

References

{{Agriculture country lists Soybean production

Soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu ...

Soybean production Production by country *Soybeans

Soybeans The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu ...