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
01234196119922024

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

Indicator
Rapeseed yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 2,973 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.