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

Denmark
180,800 ha
in 2024
Northern Africa
20,570 ha
in 2024
Denmark rank
22nd
Northern Africa rank
20th

Rape or colza seed — Area harvested over time

  • Denmark
  • Northern Africa
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 180,800 ha against 20,570 ha in Northern Africa, a difference of 160,230 ha.

That makes Denmark's figure about 8.8 times Northern Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Northern Africa ranks 20th of 69 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 19,066 ha 0 ha 19,066 ha Denmark
1970s 42,883 ha 1,200 ha 41,683 ha Denmark
1980s 185,723 ha 31,324 ha 154,399 ha Denmark
1990s 168,693 ha 22,058 ha 146,635 ha Denmark
2000s 124,219 ha 19,916 ha 104,303 ha Denmark
2010s 163,150 ha 18,614 ha 144,536 ha Denmark
2020s 179,640 ha 21,173 ha 158,467 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 Northern Africa?
Denmark, at 180,800 ha against 20,570 ha in Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in rape or colza seed — area harvested between Denmark and Northern Africa?
160,230 ha, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Northern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Northern Africa rank globally for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
Denmark ranks 22nd and Northern Africa ranks 20th 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.