Australia vs Japan: Rapeseed yields
Australia
1.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
1.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
41st
Japan rank
39th
Rapeseed yields over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.87 tonnes per hectare against 1.86 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 41st and Japan ranks 39th of 63 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6397 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7819 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.874 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.6231 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.4351 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.2654 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.251 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.0358 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.87 tonnes per hectare against 1.86 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between Australia and Japan?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- Australia ranks 41st and Japan ranks 39th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rapeseed yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.