Rape or colza seed — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Rape or colza seed — Production was 476,261 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
476,261 t
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
16th
of 24 groups
All-time high
536,838 t
in 2018
All-time low
10,210 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rape or colza seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rape or colza seed — production in Southern Europe is 476,261 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — production in Southern Europe peaked at 536,838 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,210 t, in 1963.

That places Southern Europe 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rape or colza seed — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Rape or colza seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 17,980 t
1962 12,110 t -32.6%
1963 10,210 t -15.7%
1964 11,650 t +14.1%
1965 12,285 t +5.5%
1966 12,890 t +4.9%
1967 10,590 t -17.8%
1968 11,490 t +8.5%
1969 13,780 t +19.9%
1970 15,648 t +13.6%
1971 24,569 t +57.0%
1972 20,024 t -18.5%
1973 18,059 t -9.8%
1974 17,097 t -5.3%
1975 19,730 t +15.4%
1976 29,921 t +51.7%
1977 48,107 t +60.8%
1978 82,850 t +72.2%
1979 105,932 t +27.9%
1980 85,214 t -19.6%
1981 79,964 t -6.2%
1982 93,605 t +17.1%
1983 115,984 t +23.9%
1984 138,544 t +19.5%
1985 150,935 t +8.9%
1986 180,921 t +19.9%
1987 167,767 t -7.3%
1988 132,390 t -21.1%
1989 122,072 t -7.8%
1990 145,607 t +19.3%
1991 89,416 t -38.6%
1992 68,206 t -23.7%
1993 66,928 t -1.9%
1994 126,625 t +89.2%
1995 184,525 t +45.7%
1996 237,334 t +28.6%
1997 183,497 t -22.7%
1998 152,501 t -16.9%
1999 154,150 t +1.1%
2000 137,078 t -11.1%
2001 110,876 t -19.1%
2002 67,804 t -38.8%
2003 54,517 t -19.6%
2004 63,611 t +16.7%
2005 67,055 t +5.4%
2006 52,796 t -21.3%
2007 138,154 t +161.7%
2008 182,923 t +32.4%
2009 228,113 t +24.7%
2010 190,096 t -16.7%
2011 242,950 t +27.8%
2012 161,150 t -33.7%
2013 256,923 t +59.4%
2014 286,094 t +11.4%
2015 292,409 t +2.2%
2016 441,143 t +50.9%
2017 420,011 t -4.8%
2018 536,838 t +27.8%
2019 398,882 t -25.7%
2020 469,019 t +17.6%
2021 463,348 t -1.2%
2022 492,598 t +6.3%
2023 461,353 t -6.3%
2024 476,261 t +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,554 t 10,210 t 17,980 t 9
1970s 38,194 t 15,648 t 105,932 t 10
1980s 126,740 t 79,964 t 180,921 t 10
1990s 140,879 t 66,928 t 237,334 t 10
2000s 110,293 t 52,796 t 228,113 t 10
2010s 322,650 t 161,150 t 536,838 t 10
2020s 472,516 t 461,353 t 492,598 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 13 Belarus 1.04 million t compare
  2. 14 Czechia 946,890 t compare
  3. 15 Lithuania 868,000 t compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 823,605 t compare
  5. 17 Denmark 696,900 t compare
  6. 18 Bangladesh 637,745 t compare
  7. 19 Pakistan 452,804 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rape or colza seed — production in Southern Europe?
Rape or colza seed — production in Southern Europe was 476,261 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rape or colza seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 536,838 t in 2018.
What is the lowest rape or colza seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 10,210 t in 1963.
How does Southern Europe rank for rape or colza seed — production?
Southern Europe ranks 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is rape or colza seed — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.