Belize vs El Salvador: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?
Belize
4,000 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador
5,000 tonnes
in 2023
Belize rank
47th
El Salvador rank
44th
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5,000 tonnes against 4,000 tonnes in Belize, a difference of 1,000 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 44th of 191 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 111.11 tonnes | 111.11 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 400 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 900 tonnes | 4,100 tonnes | 3,200 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,600 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3,750 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 1,250 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 5,000 tonnes against 4,000 tonnes in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Belize and El Salvador?
- 1,000 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??
- Belize ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 44th 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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About this data
Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.