Soya beans — Self-sufficiency ratio by country
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What the numbers show
Soya beans — Self-sufficiency ratio is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 18.1 in Madagascar; the lowest is -7.7 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.885, and the mean is 1.08.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 4,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 775.4%).
Soya beans — Self-sufficiency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 18.1 | 2023 | up 1,710.0% | volatile |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.11 | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 17.74 | 2023 | up 791.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.07 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.14 | 2024 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | 6.23 | 2024 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3.56 | 2024 | up 83.5% | flat |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.95 | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 3.11 | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 0.48 | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovakia | 2.93 | 2024 | up 154.8% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.09 | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 2.74 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 0.05 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 2.07 | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.03 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0.03 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 1.38 | 2024 | up 81.6% | falling |
| 10 | Ghana | 1.3 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 1.2 | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 1.12 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 1.1 | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 14 | Zambia | 1.09 | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 15 | South Africa | 1.05 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 15 | Australia | 1.05 | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 17 | Malawi | 1.04 | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 1.02 | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 1.02 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 1.02 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Benin | 1.02 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 22 | Guatemala | 1 | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Cameroon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 1 | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 26 | Georgia | 0.99 | 2024 | up 312.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.99 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 28 | El Salvador | 0.98 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 29 | Angola | 0.97 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 29 | Myanmar | 0.97 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 31 | India | 0.96 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 0.93 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 0.93 | 2024 | up 173.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.92 | 2022 | up 4,500.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 0.9 | 2023 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Austria | 0.89 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 0.88 | 2024 | down 56.0% | flat |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.87 | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 0.87 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0.86 | 2023 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.86 | 2024 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 0.82 | 2021 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 0.78 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0.74 | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 45 | Serbia | 0.64 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 46 | Honduras | 0.62 | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 0.57 | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 0.42 | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 0.42 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 0.38 | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 51 | Italy | 0.31 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.29 | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 0.21 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 0.21 | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 55 | China, mainland | 0.16 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 0.12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.08 | 2024 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 58 | Japan | 0.07 | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 0.06 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 0.04 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 61 | Morocco | 0.03 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Germany | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 0.02 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Greece | 0.01 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Pakistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Thailand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | -6.95 | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | -7.7 | 2024 | down 775.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK