Benin vs Malaysia: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?
Benin
111,000 tonnes
in 2022
Malaysia
93,000 tonnes
in 2023
Benin rank
11th
Malaysia rank
12th
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? over time
- Benin
- Malaysia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 111,000 tonnes against 93,000 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 18,000 tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 333.33 tonnes | 333.33 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 800 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 2,500 tonnes | 2,500 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 2,200 tonnes | 2,200 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8,000 tonnes | 95,100 tonnes | 87,100 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 88,333 tonnes | 94,000 tonnes | 5,667 tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Benin or Malaysia?
- Benin, at 111,000 tonnes against 93,000 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Benin and Malaysia?
- 18,000 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Malaysia rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??
- Benin ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 12th 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.