Austria vs Switzerland: Rapeseed yields
Austria
3.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
3.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
14th
Switzerland rank
12th
Rapeseed yields over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.05 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.0386 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.2279 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.3578 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.3228 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.326 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.2504 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.1838 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.05 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- Austria ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 12th 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.