China vs India: Rapeseed production

China

16.87 million tonnes

in 2024

India

13.26 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

2nd

India rank

3rd

Rapeseed production over time

China currently reports 16.87 million tonnes against 13.26 million tonnes in India, a difference of 3.61 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 65 countries.

Indicator: Rapeseed production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 66 places, 3,144 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Rapeseed production is measured in tonnes.