United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs USSR: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
293,231 ha
in 2024
USSR
366,000 ha
in 1991
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th
USSR rank
16th

Rape or colza seed — Area harvested over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 366,000 ha against 293,231 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 72,769 ha.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th and USSR ranks 16th of 69 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 2,904 ha 12,068 ha 9,164 ha USSR
1970s 33,535 ha 11,250 ha 22,285 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 253,277 ha 222,530 ha 30,747 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 414,928 ha 408,500 ha 6,428 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rape or colza seed — area harvested, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or USSR?
USSR, at 366,000 ha against 293,231 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1991.
What is the difference in rape or colza seed — area harvested between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and USSR?
72,769 ha, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and USSR rank globally for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th and USSR ranks 16th 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.