Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Ireland
Ireland: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 16,100 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16,100 ha for rape or colza seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 25.3% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Ireland peaked at 21,560 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Ireland 44th out of 69 countries 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 | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 220 ha | 0 ha | 550 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,910 ha | 800 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,750 ha | 2,600 ha | 6,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,070 ha | 2,200 ha | 8,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,975 ha | 8,000 ha | 17,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,002 ha | 10,340 ha | 21,560 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 41 Switzerland 24,415 ha compare
- 42 Austria 23,720 ha compare
- 43 Croatia 17,970 ha compare
- 45 Yugoslav SFR 15,298 ha compare
- 46 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 13,000 ha compare
- 47 Algeria 11,864 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in Ireland?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Ireland was 16,100 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 21,560 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Ireland ranks 44th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.