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
- India
How they compare
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 66 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790,000 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 523,922 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 307,870 tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 4.92 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 8.34 million tonnes | 5.41 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 11.82 million tonnes | 6.14 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 13.68 million tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 15.50 million tonnes | 11.44 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rapeseed production, China or India?
- China, at 16.87 million tonnes against 13.26 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rapeseed production between China and India?
- 3.61 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for rapeseed production?
- China ranks 2nd 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.