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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
112
Highest
7.71 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Yemen
Median
3,000 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 112 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 3,000 tonnes, and the mean is 127,714 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 USSR 80,000 tonnes 1991 unchanged rising
15 Germany 76,000 tonnes 2023 up 5.6% volatile
16 Burkina Faso 73,000 tonnes 2023 up 356.2% volatile
17 North Korea 65,000 tonnes 2018 down 30.1% falling
18 Austria 35,000 tonnes 2023 up 94.4% volatile
19 Canada 34,000 tonnes 2023 up 9.7% volatile
20 Rwanda 31,000 tonnes 2023 up 47.6% volatile
21 Afghanistan 30,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
21 Peru 30,000 tonnes 2023 up 30.4% volatile
23 Myanmar 27,000 tonnes 2023 up 22.7% volatile
24 Democratic Republic of Congo 24,000 tonnes 2023 up 26.3% rising
25 Malawi 23,000 tonnes 2023 down 32.4% volatile
26 South Africa 22,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
27 Colombia 19,000 tonnes 2023 up 11.8% volatile
28 Angola 18,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% volatile
29 Hong Kong 17,000 tonnes 2023 down 15.0% rising
30 Tunisia 16,000 tonnes 2023 down 15.8% volatile
31 Philippines 13,000 tonnes 2023 up 225.0% volatile
32 Jordan 9,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
32 Kenya 9,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
32 Panama 9,000 tonnes 2023 up 125.0% volatile
35 Ethiopia 8,000 tonnes 2023 down 84.6% volatile
35 United States 8,000 tonnes 2023 down 27.3% volatile
37 Bolivia 7,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
37 Cuba 7,000 tonnes 2019 down 89.2% volatile
37 Mali 7,000 tonnes 2022 up 250.0% volatile
40 Australia 6,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
40 France 6,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
40 United Kingdom 6,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
40 Turkmenistan 6,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
44 Czechia 5,000 tonnes 2023 down 44.4% volatile
44 Laos 5,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
44 El Salvador 5,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
47 Belize 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 300.0% volatile
47 Botswana 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
47 Mozambique 4,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
47 Poland 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,000 tonnes 2023 down 25.0% volatile
51 Spain 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% volatile
51 Italy 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% volatile
51 Liberia 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% rising
51 Mexico 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
51 New Zealand 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
51 Russia 3,000 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% volatile
51 Saudi Arabia 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% volatile
51 East Timor 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% rising
51 Zimbabwe 3,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
61 Burundi 2,000 tonnes 2022 down 60.0% falling
61 Switzerland 2,000 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% volatile
61 Chile 2,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
61 Costa Rica 2,000 tonnes 2023 down 71.4% volatile
61 Senegal 2,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 United Arab Emirates 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Brunei 1,000 tonnes 2009 unchanged volatile
66 Cote d'Ivoire 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Denmark 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Ghana 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Guatemala 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Ireland 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Israel 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Kazakhstan 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Macao 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Mauritius 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 New Caledonia 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Norway 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Papua New Guinea 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Slovenia 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% volatile
66 Sweden 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Syria 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 96.6% volatile
66 Turkey 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Samoa 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Belgium 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Bulgaria 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Bahrain 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Belarus 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Brazil 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Cameroon 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Egypt 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Fiji 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Guyana 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Honduras 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Cambodia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Kiribati 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Lebanon 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Libya 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Morocco 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Madagascar 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 North Macedonia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Mongolia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Mauritania 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Netherlands 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Oman 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Pakistan 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Eswatini 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Tanzania 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Uganda 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Ukraine 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Venezuela 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
85 Yemen 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 9,615 data points, 1961–2023
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.