Japan vs South Korea: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre
Japan
2.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea
3.17 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
3rd
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.45 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1903 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8419 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7459 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9254 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8571 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3108 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
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, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.45 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Korea 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 square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.