Benin vs Zambia: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

Benin
111,000 tonnes
in 2022
Zambia
87,000 tonnes
in 2023
Benin rank
11th
Zambia rank
13th

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

  • Benin
  • Zambia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 111,000 tonnes against 87,000 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 24,000 tonnes.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 13th of 190 countries.

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About this data

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