Canada vs Peru: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

Canada
34,000 tonnes
in 2023
Peru
30,000 tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
18th
Peru rank
20th

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

  • Canada
  • Peru
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 34,000 tonnes against 30,000 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 4,000 tonnes.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 18th and Peru ranks 20th 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
Last refreshed

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