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

South Korea
3.17 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
1.7 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
5th

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

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.9 times Vietnam's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 5th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0439 tonnes per square kilometre 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1026 tonnes per square kilometre 3.81 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2132 tonnes per square kilometre 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3198 tonnes per square kilometre 3.42 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 3.1 tonnes per square kilometre 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre 1.48 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, South Korea or Vietnam?
South Korea, at 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between South Korea and Vietnam?
1.47 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 3rd 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.