Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 475,996 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 475,996 ha.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 525,980 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 228,469 ha, in 1974.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 275,817 ha | — |
| 1962 | 288,767 ha | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 283,101 ha | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 252,345 ha | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 235,753 ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 241,800 ha | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 247,100 ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 264,500 ha | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 273,400 ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 268,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 265,900 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 239,721 ha | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 243,481 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 228,469 ha | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 248,194 ha | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 242,928 ha | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 244,284 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 250,795 ha | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 394,000 ha | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 372,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 402,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 404,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 409,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 404,075 ha | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 430,149 ha | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 422,616 ha | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 412,703 ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 427,863 ha | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 463,959 ha | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 478,406 ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 489,127 ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 525,980 ha | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 351,176 ha | -33.2% |
| 1994 | 350,544 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 351,290 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 358,716 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 348,757 ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 353,730 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 354,426 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 348,989 ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 342,804 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 318,157 ha | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 314,812 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 305,256 ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 283,426 ha | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 241,815 ha | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 241,182 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 268,180 ha | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 255,163 ha | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 266,801 ha | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 297,168 ha | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 328,510 ha | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 347,840 ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 345,120 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 359,878 ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 353,497 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 364,263 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 373,494 ha | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 293,064 ha | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 362,374 ha | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 341,833 ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 343,765 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 395,251 ha | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 475,996 ha | +20.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +57.1% | 250,795 ha | 394,000 ha |
| 1993 | -33.2% | 525,980 ha | 351,176 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262,509 ha | 235,753 ha | 288,767 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 262,647 ha | 228,469 ha | 394,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 414,836 ha | 372,000 ha | 463,959 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 396,215 ha | 348,757 ha | 525,980 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 291,978 ha | 241,182 ha | 348,989 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 332,964 ha | 266,801 ha | 373,494 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 383,844 ha | 341,833 ha | 475,996 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 9.18 million ha compare
- 2 Canada 8.85 million ha compare
- 3 China 7.90 million ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 150,000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 7.90 million ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 43,058 ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 19,415 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 3.44 million ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.4713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 475,996 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 525,980 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,469 ha in 1974.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.