Production
Worldwide production of rapeseed (including canola) has increased sixfold between 1975 and 2007. The production of canola and rapeseed 00 since 1975 has opened up the edible oil market for rapeseed oil. Since 2002, production of biodiesel has been steadily increasing in EU and USA to 6 million metric tons in 2006. Rapeseed oil is positioned to supply a good portion of the vegetable oils needed to produce that fuel. World production is thus expected to trend further upward between 2005 and 2015 as biodiesel content requirements in Europe go into effect. Every ton of rapeseed yields about 400 kg of oil.
| Country | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 13.5 |
| Canada | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 11.8 |
| India | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Germany | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| France | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Poland | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| United Kingdom | <0.007 | 0.06 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Australia | <0.007 | <0.06 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Ukraine | <0.007 | <0.06 | <0.03 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Czech Republic | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| United States | <0.007 | <0.06 | <0.03 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Russia | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Denmark | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Belarus | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Hungary | 0.008 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Romania | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| European Union | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| World Total | 5.2 | 8.8 | 19.2 | 34.2 | 39.5 | 46.4 | 50.5 | 61.6 |
| Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) |
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