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

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

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Senegal
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Senegal 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 Costa Rica Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1970s 100 tonnes 0 tonnes 100 tonnes Costa Rica
1980s 1,500 tonnes 0 tonnes 1,500 tonnes Costa Rica
1990s 6,200 tonnes 0 tonnes 6,200 tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 12,700 tonnes 0 tonnes 12,700 tonnes Costa Rica
2010s 5,000 tonnes 2,200 tonnes 2,800 tonnes Costa Rica
2020s 2,000 tonnes 1,250 tonnes 750 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?, Costa Rica or Senegal?
Costa Rica, at 2,000 tonnes against 2,000 tonnes in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Costa Rica and Senegal?
0 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Senegal rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Senegal 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.