# Soy

The Balance of Health
Canonical: https://thebalanceofhealth.com/sources/ritchie-2021-soy-drivers-of-deforestation
Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

## status

reviewed

## id

src-ritchie-2021-soy

## slug

ritchie-2021-soy-drivers-of-deforestation

## title

Soy

## authors

- Hannah Ritchie

## organisation

Our World in Data

## publication

Our World in Data

## year

2021

## url

https://ourworldindata.org/soy

## sourceType

report

## studyType

review

## topicIds

- deforestation
- land-use

## pillarIds

- environment

## geography

Global, with a focus on South America

## keyFindings

- More than three-quarters of global soy is fed to livestock; only a small share (around 7%) is eaten directly by people as tofu, soy milk and similar products.

## supportsClaimIds

- claim-soy-mostly-fed-to-animals

## challengesClaimIds



## limitations

- Synthesises other datasets (FAO, Trase); allocation of soybean oil versus meal is a methodological choice.

## quality

moderate

## qualityRationale

Well-documented secondary synthesis of primary datasets.

## Original sources