Japan vs South Korea: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita

Japan
0.0079 tonnes per person
in 2022
South Korea
0.006 tonnes per person
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
5th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0079 tonnes per person against 0.006 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 5th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0073 tonnes per person 0.0059 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 0.0074 tonnes per person 0.0084 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person South Korea
1980s 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0093 tonnes per person 0.0017 tonnes per person South Korea
1990s 0.008 tonnes per person 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0005 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 0.008 tonnes per person 0.0075 tonnes per person 0.0005 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0067 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 0.008 tonnes per person 0.0058 tonnes per person 0.0022 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, Japan or South Korea?
Japan, at 0.0079 tonnes per person against 0.006 tonnes per person in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita between Japan and South Korea?
0.0019 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 5th 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.