Rape or colza seed — Production in Africa

Africa: Rape or colza seed — Production was 355,120 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
355,120 t
Change on year
up 17.4%
Rank
19th
of 27 groups
All-time high
355,120 t
in 2024
All-time low
18,000 t
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rape or colza seed — Production in Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, rape or colza seed — production in Africa stood at 355,120 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — production in Africa peaked at 355,120 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,000 t, in 1978.

Africa ranks 19th of 27 groups on this measure, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20,000 t 20,000 t 20,000 t 9
1970s 22,250 t 18,000 t 40,000 t 10
1980s 91,873 t 37,690 t 166,125 t 10
1990s 84,879 t 46,056 t 153,100 t 10
2000s 91,811 t 67,205 t 112,655 t 10
2010s 179,088 t 92,144 t 223,363 t 10
2020s 288,235 t 244,909 t 355,120 t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 823,605 t compare
  2. 17 Denmark 696,900 t compare
  3. 18 Bangladesh 637,745 t compare
  4. 19 Pakistan 452,804 t compare
  5. 20 Hungary 450,360 t compare
  6. 21 Czechoslovakia 430,000 t compare
  7. 22 Slovakia 393,540 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rape or colza seed — production in Africa?
Rape or colza seed — production in Africa was 355,120 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rape or colza seed — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 355,120 t in 2024.
What is the lowest rape or colza seed — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 18,000 t in 1978.
How does Africa rank for rape or colza seed — production?
Africa ranks 19th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is rape or colza seed — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rape or colza seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rape or colza seed — Production
Unit
t
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.