Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 6.59 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Eastern Europe stood at 6.59 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Eastern Europe peaked at 6.59 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 204,125 ha, in 1969.
That places Eastern Europe 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 319,780 ha | 204,125 ha | 432,780 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 433,756 ha | 284,581 ha | 550,424 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 815,559 ha | 495,357 ha | 1.29 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million ha | 751,282 ha | 1.81 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 4.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million ha | 3.62 million ha | 5.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 million ha | 5.23 million ha | 6.59 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 4 China, mainland 7.90 million ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 3.44 million ha compare
- 6 Australia 3.44 million ha compare
- 7 Russian Federation 2.61 million ha compare
- 8 France 1.33 million ha compare
- 9 Ukraine 1.26 million ha compare
- 10 Germany 1.09 million ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Europe
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 1,212 kg/ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production 6,589 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.91 million An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight 3 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 49,927 t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 2,500 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17.51 million An (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 12.95 million An (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 5,862 kg/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in Eastern Europe?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Eastern Europe was 6.59 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,125 ha in 1969.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Eastern Europe ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rape or colza seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.