What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Japan and Nigeria?

691,000 tonnes, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?

62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.

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.

Japan vs Nigeria: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?

Japan

991,000 tonnes

in 2022

Nigeria

300,000 tonnes

in 2023

Japan rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

6th

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

Japan
Nigeria

How they compare

Japan currently reports 991,000 tonnes against 300,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 691,000 tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	714,778 tonnes	31,222 tonnes	683,556 tonnes	Japan
1970s	812,000 tonnes	44,600 tonnes	767,400 tonnes	Japan
1980s	915,200 tonnes	70,800 tonnes	844,400 tonnes	Japan
1990s	1.01 million tonnes	187,200 tonnes	818,300 tonnes	Japan
2000s	1.03 million tonnes	374,100 tonnes	653,500 tonnes	Japan
2010s	962,900 tonnes	146,500 tonnes	816,400 tonnes	Japan
2020s	1.01 million tonnes	296,333 tonnes	712,000 tonnes	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Japan or Nigeria?: Japan, at 991,000 tonnes against 300,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Japan and Nigeria?: 691,000 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??: Japan ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 191 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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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: 18 September 2026

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