Canada vs China: Rapeseed yields
Canada
2.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
29th
China rank
30th
Rapeseed yields over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.17 tonnes per hectare against 2.13 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and China ranks 30th of 64 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9264 tonnes per hectare | 0.4984 tonnes per hectare | 0.428 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.0908 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.0136 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.113 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.1673 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.0098 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 2.17 tonnes per hectare against 2.13 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between Canada and China?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- Canada ranks 29th and China ranks 30th of 64 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.