Benin vs China: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre

Benin
0.9844 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
China
0.821 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
8th
China rank
10th

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

  • Benin
  • China
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.9844 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.1634 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and China ranks 10th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin China Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3715 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3715 tonnes per square kilometre China
1970s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4069 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4069 tonnes per square kilometre China
1980s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4172 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4172 tonnes per square kilometre China
1990s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5434 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5434 tonnes per square kilometre China
2000s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5173 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5173 tonnes per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5909 tonnes per square kilometre 0.52 tonnes per square kilometre China
2020s 0.7834 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7937 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0103 tonnes per square kilometre China

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, Benin or China?
Benin, at 0.9844 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Benin and China?
0.1634 tonnes per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Benin and China rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 8th and China ranks 10th 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.