Soya Paste Consumption by Country
Soya-paste supply in 2023 belonged almost entirely to South Korea and Myanmar. South Korea held 27,533 tonnes and Myanmar 13,112. Together they made 99.0 percent of the 41,062-tonne total, while South Korea also led per person. Myanmar's long slide, not the latest year's small net gain, explains the table. All figures count food available for human consumption, not actual intake.
Vietnam stood third at 373.63 tonnes, far below the top two; Russia followed at 12.53, Cambodia at 11.7, Mongolia at 11.68 and Chile at 7.76. The first five leave only 19.44 tonnes for the other countries. No other country reaches 400 tonnes. Per person, after South Korea and Myanmar, Mongolia and Vietnam were the only other positive readings. Across the 13 countries with values in both 2022 and 2023, the common-country consumption total moved from 40,422 tonnes to 41,043. That was a gain of 621 tonnes, or 1.5 percent. South Korea added 1,315 tonnes, up 5.0 percent, while Myanmar lost 671 tonnes, down 4.9 percent. Poland, Saudi Arabia, DR Congo and Oman moved to reported zero from 40.96, 16.55, 2.11 and 0.8 tonnes. Vietnam added 26 tonnes, up 7.3 percent, while Cambodia added 12 from a zero base. The 621-tonne net gain is small against the annual total. Among the 6 countries reporting in both 2019 and 2023, the total moved from 63,909 tonnes to 40,645, a loss of 23,264 tonnes or 36.4 percent. Myanmar's 25,786-tonne fall accounted for 110.8 percent of that net loss, while South Korea's 2,576-tonne rise offset 11.1 percent. DR Congo, Poland and Sri Lanka also ended at reported zero from 31.38, 21.27 and 1.1 tonnes. Two countries left with 6 tonnes between them while nine entered with 417. South Korea led at 1.46 grams a day and Myanmar followed at 0.66. Mongolia and Vietnam were the only other positive readings, at 0.01 each. That leaves eleven reported zeros beneath the four positive readings. This page follows the SUA item labelled Soya paste and counts only its rows; World, regional and aggregate rows are not in the table. The same row definition is used for every year in the window. The annual listed consumption total sums the countries with a 2023 value. Food here means supply available for people to eat in the reference year, not amounts eaten. Myanmar's five-year loss of 25,786 tonnes is larger than the entire 2023 table outside South Korea. That five-year loss alone would rank second in the 2023 table. No other five-year move comes close in absolute terms. A single-year dip can mislead, but the longer comparison shows the real direction. For this item, the tonne column follows element 5141 and the daily-grams column follows element 665 across 2019-2023. A change is measured from the earlier year; none is stated from a zero base. A comparison counts only countries present in both years. A reported zero is not a blank, and blanks never enter as zeros. The file holds 18 countries after removing World, regional and aggregate rows; 15 of them carry 2023 values, and each of those 15 also carries a per-person entry. The numbers describe food available for human consumption. Source: FAO FAOSTAT, compiled by StatsGeo.Soya Paste: The Shape of a Thin Table
Soya Paste Consumption
1
27.53K
1.46
2
13.11K
0.66
3
373.63
0.01
4
12.53
0
5
11.7
0
6
11.68
0.01
7
7.76
0
8
0
0
9
0
0
10
0
0
11
0
0
12
0
0
13
0
0
14
0
0
15
0
0
Soya Paste, Year to Year
The Longer Fall in Soya Paste
Soya Paste Beyond Tonnage
Reading the Soya Paste Rows
The Soya Paste Detail That Misleads
Soya Paste Consumption by Country
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1
24.96K
1.32
26.01K
1.37
25.4K
1.34
26.22K
1.39
27.53K
1.46
2
38.9K
2.02
15.73K
0.81
13.78K
0.71
13.78K
0.7
13.11K
0.66
3
-
-
-
-
0
0
348.07
0.01
373.63
0.01
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
12.11
0
12.53
0
5
-
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
11.7
0
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11.68
0.01
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7.76
0
8
-
-
0.09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
1.63
0
0
0
0
0
10
31.38
0
0
0
0
0
2.11
0
0
0
11
-
-
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.8
0
0
0
13
21.27
0
0
0
6.15
0
40.96
0
0
0
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
16.55
0
0
0
15
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
-
-
-
-
0.02
0
-
-
-
-
17
0.01
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18
6.34
0
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country leads soya paste per person?
South Korea leads at 1.46 grams per person per day in 2023, ahead of Myanmar at 0.66, among 15 countries with per-person entries in this thin table.
How much soya-paste supply was reported in 2023?
15 countries reported 41,062 tonnes in 2023, with South Korea and Myanmar holding 99.0 percent between them, for human consumption in the same reference year.
How much did Myanmar's supply change?
Myanmar fell from 38,898 tonnes in 2019 to 13,112 in 2023, down 66.3 percent, the table's largest five-year move in the same product line.
Does soya-paste supply equal food people ate?
No. Across 18 countries, the figures measure food available for human consumption in the reference year, not actual intake, so they describe supply rather than eaten amounts.
How does South Korea rank on both measures?
South Korea pairs the largest volume with 1.46 grams a day, ahead of Myanmar at 0.66, the only country ranked first on both published scales.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 05.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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