Chile vs Costa Rica: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

Chile
2,000 tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica
2,000 tonnes
in 2023
Chile rank
60th
Costa Rica rank
60th

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

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 2,000 tonnes against 2,000 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 190 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1970s 0 tonnes 100 tonnes 100 tonnes Costa Rica
1980s 0 tonnes 1,500 tonnes 1,500 tonnes Costa Rica
1990s 0 tonnes 6,200 tonnes 6,200 tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 0 tonnes 12,700 tonnes 12,700 tonnes Costa Rica
2010s 900 tonnes 5,000 tonnes 4,100 tonnes Costa Rica
2020s 1,500 tonnes 2,000 tonnes 500 tonnes Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 2,000 tonnes against 2,000 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Chile and Costa Rica?
0 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??
Chile ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 190 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

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.