Costa Rica vs South Africa: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0003 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
45th
South Africa rank
47th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0004 tonnes per person against 0.0003 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 47th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person
1970s 0 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 0.0006 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.0017 tonnes per person 0.0004 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.003 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0004 tonnes per person 0.0004 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person Costa Rica

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, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0.0004 tonnes per person against 0.0003 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.0001 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 9,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.