China vs Romania: Rapeseed yields
China
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania
2.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
30th
Romania rank
28th
Rapeseed yields over time
- China
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.26 tonnes per hectare against 2.13 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
China ranks 30th and Romania ranks 28th of 64 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4984 tonnes per hectare | 0.8124 tonnes per hectare | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | 0.235 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.2481 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.3379 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.3917 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.4719 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, China or Romania?
- Romania, at 2.26 tonnes per hectare against 2.13 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between China and Romania?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Romania rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- China ranks 30th and Romania ranks 28th 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.