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

Malaysia
93,000 tonnes
in 2023
Zambia
87,000 tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia rank
12th
Zambia rank
13th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Zambia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 93,000 tonnes against 87,000 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 6,000 tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 13th 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
Last refreshed

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