France vs Netherlands: Rapeseed yields
France
2.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
15th
Netherlands rank
13th
Rapeseed yields over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 63 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.7557 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.2575 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.5279 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.1616 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.3447 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between France and Netherlands?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- France ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th 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.