Rape or colza seed — Yield in Northern America

Northern America: Rape or colza seed — Yield was 2,156 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,156 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
8th
of 24 groups
All-time high
2,347 kg/ha
in 2016
All-time low
854.5 kg/ha
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rape or colza seed — Yield in Northern America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rape or colza seed — yield in Northern America is 2,156 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — yield in Northern America peaked at 2,347 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 854.5 kg/ha, in 1967.

Northern America ranks 8th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rape or colza seed — Yield in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Rape or colza seed — Yield in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 885.3 kg/ha —
1962 884.7 kg/ha -0.1%
1963 980.2 kg/ha +10.8%
1964 938.1 kg/ha -4.3%
1965 882.6 kg/ha -5.9%
1966 948.2 kg/ha +7.4%
1967 854.5 kg/ha -9.9%
1968 1,034 kg/ha +20.9%
1969 930.4 kg/ha -10.0%
1970 999.1 kg/ha +7.4%
1971 1,003 kg/ha +0.4%
1972 982.1 kg/ha -2.1%
1973 946.5 kg/ha -3.6%
1974 909.8 kg/ha -3.9%
1975 1,006 kg/ha +10.5%
1976 1,163 kg/ha +15.7%
1977 1,358 kg/ha +16.8%
1978 1,238 kg/ha -8.8%
1979 1,001 kg/ha -19.1%
1980 1,194 kg/ha +19.3%
1981 1,319 kg/ha +10.5%
1982 1,270 kg/ha -3.7%
1983 1,128 kg/ha -11.2%
1984 1,111 kg/ha -1.5%
1985 1,257 kg/ha +13.1%
1986 1,434 kg/ha +14.1%
1987 1,436 kg/ha +0.2%
1988 1,150 kg/ha -20.0%
1989 1,105 kg/ha -3.9%
1990 1,297 kg/ha +17.3%
1991 1,347 kg/ha +3.9%
1992 1,275 kg/ha -5.4%
1993 1,343 kg/ha +5.4%
1994 1,262 kg/ha -6.0%
1995 1,228 kg/ha -2.8%
1996 1,470 kg/ha +19.8%
1997 1,317 kg/ha -10.5%
1998 1,424 kg/ha +8.1%
1999 1,573 kg/ha +10.5%
2000 1,484 kg/ha -5.6%
2001 1,354 kg/ha -8.8%
2002 1,258 kg/ha -7.1%
2003 1,456 kg/ha +15.7%
2004 1,592 kg/ha +9.3%
2005 1,813 kg/ha +13.9%
2006 1,704 kg/ha -6.0%
2007 1,509 kg/ha -11.5%
2008 1,929 kg/ha +27.8%
2009 1,982 kg/ha +2.8%
2010 1,869 kg/ha -5.7%
2011 1,911 kg/ha +2.2%
2012 1,565 kg/ha -18.1%
2013 2,236 kg/ha +42.9%
2014 1,945 kg/ha -13.0%
2015 2,173 kg/ha +11.7%
2016 2,347 kg/ha +8.0%
2017 2,253 kg/ha -4.0%
2018 2,258 kg/ha +0.2%
2019 2,321 kg/ha +2.8%
2020 2,326 kg/ha +0.2%
2021 1,582 kg/ha -32.0%
2022 2,173 kg/ha +37.4%
2023 2,180 kg/ha +0.3%
2024 2,156 kg/ha -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 926.39 kg/ha 854.5 kg/ha 1,034 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,061 kg/ha 909.8 kg/ha 1,358 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,240 kg/ha 1,105 kg/ha 1,436 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,353 kg/ha 1,228 kg/ha 1,573 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,608 kg/ha 1,258 kg/ha 1,982 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,088 kg/ha 1,565 kg/ha 2,347 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,083 kg/ha 1,582 kg/ha 2,326 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 Belgium 3,366 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Luxembourg 3,342 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Germany 3,337 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Norway 3,247 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 Slovenia 3,227 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Poland 3,094 kg/ha compare
  7. 11 Sweden 3,050 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rape or colza seed — yield in Northern America?
Rape or colza seed — yield in Northern America was 2,156 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2,347 kg/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest rape or colza seed — yield recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 854.5 kg/ha in 1967.
How does Northern America rank for rape or colza seed — yield?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is rape or colza seed — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Rape or colza seed — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 4,738 data points, 1961–2024
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