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

Malaysia
93,000 tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
136,000 tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia rank
12th
Thailand rank
9th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 136,000 tonnes against 93,000 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 43,000 tonnes.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 12th 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.