Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? by country
Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
7.71 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Yemen
Median
0 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,615
What the numbers show
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 7.71 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 tonnes, and the mean is 76,059 tonnes.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 356.2%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7.71 million tonnes | 2023 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 991,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 533,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 5 | South Korea | 309,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 267,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Taiwan | 207,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 136,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 125,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 111,000 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 93,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Zambia | 87,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 76,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 73,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 356.2% | volatile |
| 16 | North Korea | 65,000 tonnes | 2018 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 35,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 34,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Rwanda | 31,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Myanmar | 27,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | 23,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 19,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Angola | 18,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 17,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 29 | Tunisia | 16,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 13,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 9,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 9,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Panama | 9,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 34 | United States | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bolivia | 7,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cuba | 7,000 tonnes | 2019 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 7,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Czechia | 5,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Laos | 5,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | El Salvador | 5,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Belize | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Botswana | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Mozambique | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Spain | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Russia | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 50 | East Timor | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Burundi | 2,000 tonnes | 2022 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Brunei | 1,000 tonnes | 2009 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Macao | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Slovenia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Syria | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Turkey | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Samoa | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Argentina | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Armenia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Belgium | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Belarus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes | 2009 | — | flat |
| 84 | Brazil | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Barbados | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Comoros | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Djibouti | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Algeria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Egypt | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Estonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Finland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Gabon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Georgia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Gambia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Greece | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Grenada | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Guyana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Honduras | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Haiti | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Hungary | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Iran | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Iraq | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Jamaica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cambodia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kuwait | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Libya | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Latvia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Morocco | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Madagascar | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Mongolia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Niger | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Netherlands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Oman | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Qatar | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Romania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sudan | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Somalia | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 84 | Serbia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Suriname | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Slovakia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Eswatini | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Chad | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 84 | Togo | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tanzania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Ukraine | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Uruguay | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Venezuela | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Yemen | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 80,000 tonnes
About this data
Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.