China vs Spain: Rapeseed yields
China
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
2.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
30th
Spain rank
27th
Rapeseed yields over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.28 tonnes per hectare against 2.13 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Spain ahead.
China ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th of 64 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.0051 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1201 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.0869 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.1777 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1104 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.28 tonnes per hectare against 2.13 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between China and Spain?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- China ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th 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.