Rapeseed yields in India
India: Rapeseed yields was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rapeseed yields in India, 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
India recorded 1.44 tonnes per hectare for rapeseed yields in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rapeseed yields in India peaked at 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3004 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
India ranks 50th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4358 tonnes per hectare | 0.3004 tonnes per hectare | 0.5065 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5194 tonnes per hectare | 0.3965 tonnes per hectare | 0.6118 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6562 tonnes per hectare | 0.4115 tonnes per hectare | 0.9058 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8673 tonnes per hectare | 0.6679 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.8538 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rapeseed yields in India?
- Rapeseed yields in India was 1.44 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest rapeseed yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3004 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does India rank for rapeseed yields?
- India ranks 50th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rapeseed yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.