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

43,000 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

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

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 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	333.33 tonnes	13,889 tonnes	13,556 tonnes	Thailand
1970s	800 tonnes	22,300 tonnes	21,500 tonnes	Thailand
1980s	1,300 tonnes	79,900 tonnes	78,600 tonnes	Thailand
1990s	2,500 tonnes	114,300 tonnes	111,800 tonnes	Thailand
2000s	2,200 tonnes	141,000 tonnes	138,800 tonnes	Thailand
2010s	95,100 tonnes	134,000 tonnes	38,900 tonnes	Thailand
2020s	93,750 tonnes	143,250 tonnes	49,500 tonnes	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 136,000 tonnes against 93,000 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? between Malaysia and Thailand?: 43,000 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel??: Malaysia ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 9th 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.