Australia vs United States: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
80th
United States rank
79th

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

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 80th and United States ranks 79th of 189 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre
1970s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre
1980s 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0004 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0003 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0002 tonnes per square kilometre 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0004 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0013 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0006 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0011 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0005 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0002 tonnes per square kilometre United States

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 square kilometre, Australia or United States?
United States, at 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Australia and United States?
0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 80th and United States ranks 79th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.