Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Northern America
Northern America: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 9.95 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rape or colza seed — area harvested in Northern America is 9.95 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 10.09 million ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 150,217 ha, in 1962.
Northern America ranks 5th of 24 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Northern America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 287,444 ha | — |
| 1962 | 150,217 ha | -47.7% |
| 1963 | 193,437 ha | +28.8% |
| 1964 | 320,102 ha | +65.5% |
| 1965 | 580,716 ha | +81.4% |
| 1966 | 617,137 ha | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 655,582 ha | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 425,723 ha | -35.1% |
| 1969 | 814,216 ha | +91.3% |
| 1970 | 1.64 million ha | +101.3% |
| 1971 | 2.15 million ha | +31.0% |
| 1972 | 1.32 million ha | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 1.27 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.28 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.83 million ha | +43.0% |
| 1976 | 719,521 ha | -60.7% |
| 1977 | 1.45 million ha | +101.9% |
| 1978 | 2.82 million ha | +94.4% |
| 1979 | 3.41 million ha | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 2.08 million ha | -39.0% |
| 1981 | 1.40 million ha | -32.6% |
| 1982 | 1.77 million ha | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 2.31 million ha | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 3.07 million ha | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 2.78 million ha | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 2.64 million ha | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.69 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 3.68 million ha | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 2.95 million ha | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 2.56 million ha | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 3.21 million ha | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 3.09 million ha | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.20 million ha | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 5.89 million ha | +40.3% |
| 1995 | 5.45 million ha | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 3.59 million ha | -34.0% |
| 1997 | 5.13 million ha | +42.7% |
| 1998 | 5.87 million ha | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 5.99 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.47 million ha | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 4.38 million ha | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 4.15 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.12 million ha | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 5.21 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.63 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.65 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.80 million ha | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 6.90 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.84 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.44 million ha | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 8.01 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 9.56 million ha | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 8.75 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 9.02 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.06 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.95 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.09 million ha | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 9.91 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.25 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.05 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.79 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 9.48 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.80 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.95 million ha | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 449,397 ha | 150,217 ha | 814,216 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.79 million ha | 719,521 ha | 3.41 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 million ha | 1.40 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.50 million ha | 2.56 million ha | 5.99 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 million ha | 4.15 million ha | 6.90 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.00 million ha | 7.44 million ha | 10.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 million ha | 9.05 million ha | 9.95 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 2 Canada 8.85 million ha compare
- 3 China 7.90 million ha compare
- 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
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5214 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 0.7981 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 52.13 million ha (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production 52.99 million t (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight 10,649 kg/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in Northern America?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Northern America was 9.95 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 million ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,217 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern America rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.