Botswana vs Laos: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

Botswana

4,000 tonnes

in 2023

Laos

5,000 tonnes

in 2023

Botswana rank

46th

Laos rank

43rd

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

Laos currently reports 5,000 tonnes against 4,000 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 1,000 tonnes.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Botswana ranks 46th and Laos ranks 43rd of 190 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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