Full Planet, Empty Plates Supporting Data for Chapter 9: China and the Soybean Challenge

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1 Full Planet, Empty Plates Supporting Data for Chapter 9: China and the Soybean Challenge World Soybean Production, Area, and Yield, GRAPH: World Soybean Production, GRAPH: World Soybean Area Harvested, GRAPH: World Average Soybean Yields, World Soybean Meal Use for Feed, GRAPH: World Soybean Meal Use for Feed, Top 10 Producers, Consumers, Exporters, and Importers of Soybeans, 2011 Soybean Production, Consumption, and Imports in China, GRAPH: Soybean Production, Consumption, and Imports in China, Grain Production, Consumption, and Net Imports in China, GRAPH: Grain Production and Consumption in China, GRAPH: Net Imports of Grain in China, Grain and Soybean Production in China, GRAPH: Grain and Soybean Production in China, Grain and Soybean Area Harvested in China, GRAPH: Grain and Soybean Area Harvested in China, Grain and Soybean Yields in China, GRAPH: Grain and Soybean Yields in China, Area Harvested for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans in the Western Hemisphere, GRAPH: Area Harvested for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans in the Western Hemisphere, Soybean Production, Area, and Yield in the United States, GRAPH: Soybean Production in the United States, GRAPH: Soybean Area Harvested in the United States, GRAPH: Soybean Yields in the United States, Soybean Production, Area, and Yield in Brazil, GRAPH: Soybean Production in Brazil, GRAPH: Soybean Area Harvested in Brazil, GRAPH: Soybean Yields in Brazil, Soybean Production, Area, and Yield in Argentina, GRAPH: Soybean Production in Argentina, GRAPH: Soybean Area Harvested in Argentina, GRAPH: Soybean Yields in Argentina, Loss of Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon, A full listing of data for the entire book is on-line at: This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

2 World Soybean Production, Area, and Yield, Year Production Area Harvested Yield Million Tons Million Hectares Tons per Hectare Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute, with from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2001, CD- ROM (Washington, DC: 2001); and with from USDA, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 11 July This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

3 Million Tons World Soybean Production, Source: Worldwatch, USDA

4 Million Hectares World Soybean Area Harvested, Source: Worldwatch, USDA

5 Tons Per Hectare 3.0 World Average Soybean Yields, Source: Worldwatch, USDA

6 World Soybean Meal Use for Feed, Year Feed Use Million Tons Note: Includes waste. Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 10 May This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

7 Million Tons 200 World Soybean Meal Use for Feed, Source: USDA

8 Top 10 Producers, Consumers, Exporters, and Importers of Soybeans, 2011 Producers Consumers Exporters Importers Rank Country Quantity Rank Country Quantity Rank Country Quantity Rank Country Quantity Million Tons Million Tons Million Tons Million Tons 1 United States China United States China Brazil United States Brazil European Union Argentina Brazil Argentina Mexico China Argentina Paraguay Japan India European Union Canada Taiwan Canada India Uruguay Indonesia Paraguay Mexico Ukraine Thailand Bolivia Japan China Egypt Ukraine Indonesia South Africa Vietnam Russia Russia Croatia Turkey 1.1 Rest of World 7.5 Rest of World 21.9 Rest of World 0.2 Rest of World 5.5 Total Total Total 90.5 Total 90.1 Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 10 August This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

9 Soybean Production, Consumption, and Imports in China, Year Production Consumption Imports Million Tons Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 10 August This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

10 Million Tons 80 Soybean Production, Consumption, and Imports in China, Consumption Imports Production Source: USDA

11 Grain Production, Consumption, and Net Imports in China, Year Production Consumption Net Imports Million Tons Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 10 August This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

12 Million Tons 500 Grain Production and Consumption in China, Production Consumption Source: USDA

13 Million Tons 20 Net Imports of Grain in China, Source: EPI from USDA

14 Grain and Soybean Production in China, Year Grain Soybeans Million Tons n.a n.a n.a n.a Note: "n.a." indicates data not available. Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 10 August This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

15 Million Tons Grain and Soybean Production in China, Grain Soybeans Source: USDA

16 Grain and Soybean Area Harvested in China, Year Grain Soybeans Million Hectares n.a n.a n.a n.a Note: "n.a." indicates data not available. Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 12 September This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

17 Million Hectares 120 Grain and Soybean Area Harvested in China, Grain Soybeans Source: USDA

18 Grain and Soybean Yields in China, Year Grain Soybeans Tons Per Hectare n.a n.a n.a n.a Note: "n.a." indicates data not available. Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 12 September This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

19 Tons Per Hectare 6 Grain and Soybean Yields in China, Grain Soybeans Source: USDA

20 Area Harvested for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans in the Western Hemisphere, Year Wheat Corn Soybeans Million Hectares n.a n.a n.a n.a Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 10 May This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

21 Million Hectares Area Harvested for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans in the Western Hemisphere, Soybeans 70 Corn Wheat Source: USDA

22 Soybean Production, Area, and Yield in the United States, Year Production Area Harvested Yield Million Tons Million Hectares Tons per Hectare Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with data for from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats 2.0, electronic database, quickstats.nass.usda.gov, downloaded 29 March 2012; from USDA, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 11 July This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

23 Million Tons 100 Soybean Production in the United States, Source: USDA

24 Million Hectares 35 Soybean Area Harvested in the United States, Source: USDA

25 Tons Per Hectare 3.5 Soybean Yields in the United States, Source: USDA

26 Soybean Production, Area, and Yield in Brazil, Year Production Area Harvested Yield Million Tons Million Hectares Tons Per Hectare Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 11 July This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

27 Million Tons 80 Soybean Production in Brazil, Source: USDA

28 Million Hectares 30 Soybean Area Harvested in Brazil, Source: USDA

29 Tons Per Hectare 3.5 Soybean Yields in Brazil, Source: USDA

30 Soybean Production, Area, and Yield in Argentina, Year Production Area Harvested Yield Million Tons Million Hectares Tons per Hectare Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at updated 11 July This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

31 Million Tons 60 Soybean Production in Argentina, Source: USDA

32 Million Hectares 20 Soybean Area Harvested in Argentina, Source: USDA

33 Tons Per Hectare 3.5 Soybean Yields in Argentina, Source: USDA

34 Loss of Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon, Year Estimated Cover Annual Loss Square Kilometers Total Loss Since 1970 Share of 1970 Cover Remaining Percent ,001,600 n.a n.a ,625,120 21, , ,607,350 17, , ,593,620 13, , ,582,590 11, , ,568,804 13, , ,553,908 14, , ,539,012 14, , ,509,953 29, , ,491,792 18, , ,478,565 13, , ,461,182 17, , ,443,923 17, , ,425,697 18, , ,407,532 18, , ,385,881 21, , ,360,485 25, , ,332,713 27, , ,313,699 19, , ,299,413 14, , ,287,762 11, , ,274,851 12, , ,267,387 7, , ,260,387 7, , ,253,969 6, , Note: Estimated forest cover figures are for the end of the corresponding year. Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with data from Rhett A. Butler, "Calculating Deforestation Figures for the Amazon," Mongabay.com, viewed 27 June 2012; and with annual forest loss data from Brazil National Institute for Space Research, "Taxas Anuais do Desmatamento até 2011," at viewed 17 September This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012). For more information, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at