Malawi vs Myanmar: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?
Malawi
23,000 tonnes
in 2023
Myanmar
27,000 tonnes
in 2023
Malawi rank
25th
Myanmar rank
23rd
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 27,000 tonnes against 23,000 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 4,000 tonnes.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malawi ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 888.89 tonnes | 888.89 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 2,300 tonnes | 2,300 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 100 tonnes | 4,800 tonnes | 4,700 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 13,200 tonnes | 16,100 tonnes | 2,900 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 35,700 tonnes | 25,500 tonnes | 10,200 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 24,500 tonnes | 28,500 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 27,000 tonnes against 23,000 tonnes in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 4,000 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??
- Malawi ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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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About this data
Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.