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

Nigeria

300,000 tonnes

in 2023

Thailand

136,000 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria rank

6th

Thailand rank

9th

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

Nigeria currently reports 300,000 tonnes against 136,000 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 164,000 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 9th of 190 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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