Ireland vs Western Europe: Rape or colza seed — Yield
Rape or colza seed — Yield over time
- Ireland
- Western Europe
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4,076 kg/ha against 3,135 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 941 kg/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Western Europe ahead.
Ireland ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 2nd of 67 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 923.64 kg/ha | 2,178 kg/ha | 1,254 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 2,629 kg/ha | 2,768 kg/ha | 138.69 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 2,948 kg/ha | 3,020 kg/ha | 71.53 kg/ha | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 3,407 kg/ha | 3,386 kg/ha | 21.04 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,852 kg/ha | 3,463 kg/ha | 388.8 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4,427 kg/ha | 3,404 kg/ha | 1,023 kg/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rape or colza seed — yield, Ireland or Western Europe?
- Ireland, at 4,076 kg/ha against 3,135 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rape or colza seed — yield between Ireland and Western Europe?
- 941 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Western Europe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Western Europe rank globally for rape or colza seed — yield?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 2nd of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rape or colza seed — Yield. 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.