China vs Japan: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita
China
0.0055 tonnes per person
in 2023
Japan
0.0079 tonnes per person
in 2022
China rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0079 tonnes per person against 0.0055 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 189 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0079 tonnes per person against 0.0055 tonnes per person in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita between China and Japan?
- 0.0024 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?
- China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.