Canada vs India: Rapeseed production
Canada
19.24 million tonnes
in 2024
India
13.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Rapeseed production over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 19.24 million tonnes against 13.26 million tonnes in India, a difference of 5.98 million tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times India's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 66 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 414,739 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 899,183 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 1.90 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 128,760 tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.12 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 403,906 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.85 million tonnes | 5.41 million tonnes | 432,400 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.48 million tonnes | 6.14 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 17.62 million tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 10.04 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 18.26 million tonnes | 11.44 million tonnes | 6.82 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed production, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 19.24 million tonnes against 13.26 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed production between Canada and India?
- 5.98 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for rapeseed production?
- Canada ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rapeseed production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rapeseed production is measured in tonnes.