Bangladesh vs Thailand: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?
Bangladesh
125,000 tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
136,000 tonnes
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
10th
Thailand rank
9th
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? over time
- Bangladesh
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 136,000 tonnes against 125,000 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 11,000 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 13,889 tonnes | 13,889 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 200 tonnes | 22,300 tonnes | 22,100 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 79,900 tonnes | 79,900 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 114,300 tonnes | 114,300 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 89,800 tonnes | 141,000 tonnes | 51,200 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 90,200 tonnes | 134,000 tonnes | 43,800 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 118,500 tonnes | 143,250 tonnes | 24,750 tonnes | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 136,000 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 Thailand?
- 11,000 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 9th of 190 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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About this data
Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.