China vs Eastern Asia: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested over time
- China
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 8.04 million ha against 7.90 million ha in China, a difference of 133,900 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 69 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 million ha | 1.69 million ha | 112,027 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 2.14 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 29,154 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 4.24 million ha | 4.25 million ha | 8,724 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 6.22 million ha | 6.23 million ha | 2,464 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 6.90 million ha | 6.90 million ha | 4,734 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 7.07 million ha | 7.12 million ha | 46,113 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 7.34 million ha | 7.45 million ha | 110,224 ha | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rape or colza seed — area harvested, China or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 8.04 million ha against 7.90 million ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rape or colza seed — area harvested between China and Eastern Asia?
- 133,900 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Eastern Asia rank globally for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- China ranks 3rd and Eastern Asia ranks 6th 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.