Denmark vs Eastern Africa: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested

Denmark
180,800 ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa
17,313 ha
in 2024
Denmark rank
22nd
Eastern Africa rank
23rd

Rape or colza seed — Area harvested over time

  • Denmark
  • Eastern Africa
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 180,800 ha against 17,313 ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 163,487 ha.

That makes Denmark's figure about 10.4 times Eastern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Africa ahead.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Eastern Africa ranks 23rd of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Eastern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 19,066 ha 50,000 ha 30,934 ha Eastern Africa
1970s 42,883 ha 49,200 ha 6,317 ha Eastern Africa
1980s 185,723 ha 59,100 ha 126,623 ha Denmark
1990s 168,693 ha 57,336 ha 111,358 ha Denmark
2000s 124,219 ha 25,704 ha 98,515 ha Denmark
2010s 163,150 ha 41,361 ha 121,789 ha Denmark
2020s 179,640 ha 24,206 ha 155,434 ha Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rape or colza seed — area harvested, Denmark or Eastern Africa?
Denmark, at 180,800 ha against 17,313 ha in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in rape or colza seed — area harvested between Denmark and Eastern Africa?
163,487 ha, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Eastern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Eastern Africa rank globally for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
Denmark ranks 22nd and Eastern Africa ranks 23rd 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
Last refreshed

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.