Australia and New Zealand vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Rape or colza seed — Area harvested

Australia and New Zealand
3.44 million ha
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
475,996 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd

Rape or colza seed — Area harvested over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 3.44 million ha against 475,996 ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 2.96 million ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 7.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 961.33 ha 262,509 ha 261,548 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1970s 34,351 ha 262,647 ha 228,296 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1980s 40,203 ha 414,836 ha 374,634 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1990s 552,924 ha 396,215 ha 156,708 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1.34 million ha 291,978 ha 1.05 million ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 2.55 million ha 332,964 ha 2.22 million ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 3.48 million ha 383,844 ha 3.09 million ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rape or colza seed — area harvested, Australia and New Zealand or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Australia and New Zealand, at 3.44 million ha against 475,996 ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in rape or colza seed — area harvested between Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
2.96 million ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 4,927 data points, 1961–2024
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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.