Argentina vs Switzerland: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested over time
- Argentina
- Switzerland
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 32,449 ha against 24,415 ha in Switzerland, a difference of 8,034 ha.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,456 ha | 6,724 ha | 1,269 ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2,306 ha | 10,278 ha | 7,972 ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6,120 ha | 14,699 ha | 8,579 ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 13,233 ha | 16,192 ha | 2,959 ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 12,183 ha | 17,429 ha | 5,246 ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 36,199 ha | 22,188 ha | 14,011 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 23,129 ha | 24,831 ha | 1,702 ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rape or colza seed — area harvested, Argentina or Switzerland?
- Argentina, at 32,449 ha against 24,415 ha in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rape or colza seed — area harvested between Argentina and Switzerland?
- 8,034 ha, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Switzerland rank globally for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rape or colza seed — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.