France vs Switzerland: Rapeseed yields
France
2.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
3.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
15th
Switzerland rank
12th
Rapeseed yields over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.05 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
France ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.1953 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.344 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.0312 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.1924 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.0987 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0696 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.1034 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.05 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between France and Switzerland?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- France ranks 15th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.