India vs Thailand: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

India
267,000 tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
136,000 tonnes
in 2023
India rank
7th
Thailand rank
9th

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

  • India
  • Thailand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 267,000 tonnes against 136,000 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 131,000 tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

India ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 9th 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.