What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Bangladesh and India?

142,000 tonnes, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs India: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

Bangladesh

125,000 tonnes

in 2023

India

267,000 tonnes

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

10th

India rank

7th

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

India currently reports 267,000 tonnes against 125,000 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 142,000 tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 tonnes	3,778 tonnes	3,778 tonnes	India
1970s	200 tonnes	10,900 tonnes	10,700 tonnes	India
1980s	0 tonnes	100,900 tonnes	100,900 tonnes	India
1990s	0 tonnes	38,600 tonnes	38,600 tonnes	India
2000s	89,800 tonnes	29,700 tonnes	60,100 tonnes	Bangladesh
2010s	90,200 tonnes	194,100 tonnes	103,900 tonnes	India
2020s	118,500 tonnes	252,500 tonnes	134,000 tonnes	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Bangladesh or India?: India, at 267,000 tonnes against 125,000 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Bangladesh and India?: 142,000 tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??: Bangladesh ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 9,615 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.