Rapeseed or canola oil, crude — Production in Western Europe
Western Europe: Rapeseed or canola oil, crude — Production was 7.19 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rapeseed or canola oil, crude — Production in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production in Western Europe stood at 7.19 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production in Western Europe peaked at 7.19 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 121,825 t, in 1963.
Western Europe ranks 4th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rapeseed or canola oil, crude — Production in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 122,184 t | — |
| 1962 | 147,997 t | +21.1% |
| 1963 | 121,825 t | -17.7% |
| 1964 | 142,844 t | +17.3% |
| 1965 | 227,565 t | +59.3% |
| 1966 | 217,354 t | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 264,629 t | +21.8% |
| 1968 | 312,566 t | +18.1% |
| 1969 | 319,441 t | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 290,292 t | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 462,763 t | +59.4% |
| 1972 | 482,494 t | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 502,262 t | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 533,599 t | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 450,808 t | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 441,904 t | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 504,591 t | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 481,823 t | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 652,512 t | +35.4% |
| 1980 | 718,081 t | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 856,397 t | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 823,781 t | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 923,209 t | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million t | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 million t | +30.7% |
| 1986 | 1.35 million t | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million t | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 1.93 million t | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 1.94 million t | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.91 million t | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.95 million t | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.87 million t | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.60 million t | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.99 million t | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million t | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.99 million t | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.07 million t | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.43 million t | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 2.71 million t | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 2.85 million t | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 2.63 million t | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million t | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.75 million t | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.16 million t | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 3.80 million t | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 3.89 million t | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million t | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 5.10 million t | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 5.76 million t | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 5.90 million t | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.79 million t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.36 million t | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 6.09 million t | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.74 million t | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 7.18 million t | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.00 million t | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 6.28 million t | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.82 million t | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 6.37 million t | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.32 million t | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.66 million t | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 6.53 million t | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 7.19 million t | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 208,489 t | 121,825 t | 319,441 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 480,305 t | 290,292 t | 652,512 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million t | 718,081 t | 1.94 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 million t | 1.60 million t | 2.71 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million t | 2.63 million t | 5.76 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 million t | 5.79 million t | 7.18 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 million t | 6.32 million t | 7.19 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 1 Canada 4.42 million t compare
- 2 China 4.33 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 4.33 million t compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 116,500 t compare
- 4 Germany 4.18 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 76,500 t compare
- 5 India 4.11 million t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 2,000 t compare
- 6 France 1.89 million t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1.58 million t compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production in Western Europe?
- Rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production in Western Europe was 7.19 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,825 t in 1963.
- How does Western Europe rank for rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production?
- Western Europe ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rapeseed or canola oil, crude — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rapeseed or canola oil, crude — 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.