Rape or colza seed — Yield in Ireland
Ireland: Rape or colza seed — Yield was 4,076 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rape or colza seed — Yield in Ireland, 1975–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — yield in Ireland stood at 4,076 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — yield in Ireland peaked at 4,879 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 800 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Ireland 2nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Rape or colza seed — Yield in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1976 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 909.1 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 909.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 800 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 1,250 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 1981 | 1,538 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 2,250 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 1983 | 2,000 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 3,750 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 1985 | 3,500 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 3,000 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 2,667 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 3,000 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 3,333 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 3,704 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 3,710 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,051 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 2,647 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 2,656 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,171 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 2,857 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 2,727 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,036 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 1,923 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 2000 | 3,185 kg/ha | +65.6% |
| 2001 | 3,042 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3,046 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,130 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3,046 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3,838 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 3,510 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 3,890 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 3,625 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 3,762 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3,512 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 4,508 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 3,354 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 3,591 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3,638 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,483 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 3,444 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 4,131 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 3,796 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 4,057 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 4,268 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 4,548 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 4,879 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 4,365 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 4,076 kg/ha | -6.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,076 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,758 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,076 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 923.64 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1980s | 2,629 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha | 3,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,948 kg/ha | 1,923 kg/ha | 3,710 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,407 kg/ha | 3,042 kg/ha | 3,890 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,852 kg/ha | 3,354 kg/ha | 4,508 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,427 kg/ha | 4,076 kg/ha | 4,879 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Chile 4,327 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 3,176 kg/ha compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 2,010 kg/ha compare
- 3 Denmark 3,854 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,867 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,546 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium 3,366 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — yield in Ireland?
- Rape or colza seed — yield in Ireland was 4,076 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,879 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for rape or colza seed — yield?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — yield rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rape or colza seed — Yield. 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.