Rapeseed yields in China
China: Rapeseed yields was 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rapeseed yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rapeseed yields in China is 2.13 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rapeseed yields in China peaked at 2.14 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2592 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places China 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4984 tonnes per hectare | 0.2592 tonnes per hectare | 0.645 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 0.5282 tonnes per hectare | 0.8709 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.8391 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rapeseed yields in China?
- Rapeseed yields in China was 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rapeseed yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest rapeseed yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2592 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does China rank for rapeseed yields?
- China ranks 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rapeseed yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rapeseed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.