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

Japan
2.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Vietnam
1.7 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
Vietnam rank
5th

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

  • Japan
  • Vietnam
0123196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Vietnam's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 5th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0439 tonnes per square kilometre 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1980s 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1026 tonnes per square kilometre 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1990s 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2132 tonnes per square kilometre 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3198 tonnes per square kilometre 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Japan or Vietnam?
Japan, at 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Japan and Vietnam?
1.02 tonnes per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 4th and Vietnam 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 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.