Rape or colza seed — Production in China

China: Rape or colza seed — Production was 16.87 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
16.87 million t
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
2nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
16.87 million t
in 2024
All-time low
388,005 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rape or colza seed — Production in China, 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 China stood at 16.87 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — production in China peaked at 16.87 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 388,005 t, in 1961.

That places China 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 801,208 t 388,005 t 1.11 million t 9
1970s 1.47 million t 967,421 t 2.40 million t 10
1980s 4.92 million t 2.39 million t 6.61 million t 10
1990s 8.34 million t 6.94 million t 10.13 million t 10
2000s 11.82 million t 10.55 million t 13.66 million t 10
2010s 13.68 million t 13.08 million t 14.77 million t 10
2020s 15.50 million t 14.05 million t 16.87 million t 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 Canada 19.24 million t compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 16.87 million t compare
  3. 4 India 13.26 million t compare
  4. 5 Australia and New Zealand 6.40 million t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rape or colza seed — production in China?
Rape or colza seed — production in China was 16.87 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 16.87 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest rape or colza seed — production recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 388,005 t in 1961.
How does China rank for rape or colza seed — production?
China ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
Is rape or colza seed — production rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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

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.