Netherlands vs Sweden: Rapeseed yields
Netherlands
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
3.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Rapeseed yields over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.05 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 63 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.2928 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.7584 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 0.5112 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.4548 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed yields, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.05 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed yields between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for rapeseed yields?
- Netherlands ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.