Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in World

World: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 42.86 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
42.86 million ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 27 groups
All-time high
43.02 million ha
in 2023
All-time low
6.28 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

World recorded 42.86 million ha for rape or colza seed — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in World peaked at 43.02 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.28 million ha, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.74 million ha 6.28 million ha 7.10 million ha 9
1970s 9.47 million ha 8.21 million ha 11.87 million ha 10
1980s 14.32 million ha 10.99 million ha 17.63 million ha 10
1990s 22.27 million ha 17.61 million ha 27.66 million ha 10
2000s 26.67 million ha 22.59 million ha 31.64 million ha 10
2010s 34.85 million ha 32.50 million ha 36.66 million ha 10
2020s 39.80 million ha 35.43 million ha 43.02 million ha 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 9.18 million ha compare
  2. 2 Canada 8.85 million ha compare
  3. 3 China 7.90 million ha compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 7.90 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in World?
Rape or colza seed — area harvested in World was 42.86 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 43.02 million ha in 2023.
What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.28 million ha in 1961.
How does World rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
World ranks 1st out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 4,927 data points, 1961–2024
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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.