Mustard seed — Yield in France
France: Mustard seed — Yield was 2,473 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Mustard seed — Yield in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, mustard seed — yield in France stood at 2,473 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mustard seed — yield in France peaked at 3,200 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 713.3 kg/ha, in 1976.
France ranks 2nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Mustard seed — Yield in France, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 855.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 797.1 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 966.6 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1964 | 776.7 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1965 | 849.5 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 937.5 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 838.1 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 941.8 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 908.8 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 1,038 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 1,120 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 1,034 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 1,160 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 1,473 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 1,007 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1976 | 713.3 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 1,092 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 1978 | 1,427 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1979 | 1,571 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 1,875 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 1,765 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1,600 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 1,500 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,600 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,232 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1991 | 1,157 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1,099 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 1,176 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 1,163 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,338 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 1,507 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 1,461 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,174 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 1,252 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1,365 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1,295 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1,540 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 1,259 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 1,807 kg/ha | +43.5% |
| 2005 | 1,714 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,438 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 1,667 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 1,842 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1,979 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1,754 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 1,992 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 2,093 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,176 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2,307 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,200 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2016 | 2,590 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 2,473 kg/ha | -4.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,473 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 806.9 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- France's 2,473 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.9 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 874.61 kg/ha | 776.7 kg/ha | 966.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,164 kg/ha | 713.3 kg/ha | 1,571 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,614 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 1,875 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,256 kg/ha | 1,099 kg/ha | 1,507 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,591 kg/ha | 1,259 kg/ha | 1,979 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,323 kg/ha | 1,754 kg/ha | 3,200 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mustard seed — yield in France?
- Mustard seed — yield in France was 2,473 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mustard seed — yield recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3,200 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest mustard seed — yield recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 713.3 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does France rank for mustard seed — yield?
- France ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2017.
- Is mustard seed — yield rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mustard seed — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.