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

Nigeria

300,000 tonnes

in 2023

Vietnam

533,000 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria rank

6th

Vietnam rank

4th

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

Vietnam currently reports 533,000 tonnes against 300,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 233,000 tonnes.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 4th 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.