Rape or colza seed — Production in Australia
Australia: Rape or colza seed — Production was 6.40 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Production in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6.40 million t for rape or colza seed — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — production in Australia peaked at 8.92 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
Australia ranks 6th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 508 t | — |
| 1969 | 4,470 t | +779.9% |
| 1970 | 33,630 t | +652.3% |
| 1971 | 54,614 t | +62.4% |
| 1972 | 25,037 t | -54.2% |
| 1973 | 10,598 t | -57.7% |
| 1974 | 8,533 t | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 11,937 t | +39.9% |
| 1976 | 8,509 t | -28.7% |
| 1977 | 15,710 t | +84.6% |
| 1978 | 23,426 t | +49.1% |
| 1979 | 41,131 t | +75.6% |
| 1980 | 17,233 t | -58.1% |
| 1981 | 14,535 t | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 6,748 t | -53.6% |
| 1983 | 17,194 t | +154.8% |
| 1984 | 32,370 t | +88.3% |
| 1985 | 87,030 t | +168.9% |
| 1986 | 76,470 t | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 65,914 t | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 58,252 t | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 78,151 t | +34.2% |
| 1990 | 98,399 t | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 170,448 t | +73.2% |
| 1992 | 177,902 t | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 305,020 t | +71.5% |
| 1994 | 263,892 t | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 557,054 t | +111.1% |
| 1996 | 623,239 t | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 855,000 t | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million t | +97.7% |
| 1999 | 2.43 million t | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million t | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 1.76 million t | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 870,827 t | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million t | +95.6% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million t | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million t | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 573,325 t | -59.6% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million t | +111.8% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million t | +51.9% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million t | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.36 million t | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 3.43 million t | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 4.14 million t | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 3.83 million t | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3.54 million t | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.78 million t | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 4.31 million t | +55.4% |
| 2017 | 3.89 million t | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.37 million t | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million t | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.76 million t | +106.9% |
| 2021 | 6.82 million t | +43.4% |
| 2022 | 8.92 million t | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 7.50 million t | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 6.40 million t | -14.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6.40 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 141,469 t, 45.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Australia's 6.40 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,354 t, 107.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza seed — Production in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +779.9% | 508 t | 4,470 t |
| 1970 | +652.3% | 4,470 t | 33,630 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 553.11 t | 0 t | 4,470 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,312 t | 8,509 t | 54,614 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,390 t | 6,748 t | 87,030 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 716,695 t | 98,399 t | 2.43 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million t | 573,325 t | 1.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 million t | 2.30 million t | 4.31 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.88 million t | 4.76 million t | 8.92 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 China, mainland 16.87 million t compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 280,000 t compare
- 4 India 13.26 million t compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 86,547 t compare
- 5 Türkiye 61,664 t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 6.40 million t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 4.61 million t compare
- 8 France 3.94 million t compare
- 9 Germany 3.63 million t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — production in Australia?
- Rape or colza seed — production in Australia was 6.40 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for rape or colza seed — production?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.