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Canola Production by Country 2024
Canola is a variety of rapeseed crop bred with lower levels of compounds called glucosinolates (responsible for pungent bitterness) and erucic acid (which can lead to fat deposits in the heart).
Canola is an important crop because its seeds are the source of canola, or rapeseed, oil all over the world. In fact, canola oil is the #3 edible oil produced and used worldwide. The name canola refers to a blend of the words "Canada" (where the rapeseed plant was bred for production) and "ola" from the Latin root word oleo, meaning "oil."
The European Union alone produces 19.5 million metric tons of canola every year. The numbers continually increase year over year, with the 2023 crops set to break the 2022 record by over 14%. Canada comes in second place, producing around 19 million metric tons of canola each year. China is in third place with 14.7 million metric tons and India trails in fourth with about 11 million metric tons.
The United States is much further down the list, after Australia, Russia, and Ukraine, but its own canola production capacity is growing. The US currently grows around 2 million acres of canola in states like North Dakota, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas, Kansas, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Kentucky, and Washington. Worldwide, canola production estimates are around 84.34 million metric tons for 2023.
- Values in table are expressed using the unit "thousands of metric tons (1000MT)".
- Also known as a tonne, one metric ton = 1,000 kg, or roughly 2,204.6 lbs.
- Data for France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania were obtained by dividing the European Union's totals by each country's contribution percentage.
- Technically, the term canola applies only to a few specific strains of rapeseed. However, nearly all rapeseed grown in the world today is canola, as non-canola varieties have very few uses. Therefore, production data for rapeseed and canola are often used interchangeably.
- Countries whose production totaled less than 1% of total global production are listed with a placeholder production of 0%.
Country | Canola Production 2024 (1000 tonnes) | % of World Production 2024 | Top Canola Producing Regions 2024 (% of Country Production) | Canola Production 2023 (1000 tonnes) | % of World Production 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 20,000 | 23% | Saskatchewan 55%| Alberta 28%| Manitoba 16% | 20,300 | 23% |
| China | 15,600 | 18% | Sichuan 21%| Hubei 16%| Henan 15%| Hunan 15% | 15,400 | 18% |
| India | 12,100 | 14% | Rajasthan 43%| Haryana 12%| Uttar Pradesh 10% | 11,700 | 13% |
| Australia | 5,500 | 6% | Western Australia 38%| New South Wales 33% | 4,900 | 6% |
| Russia | 5,100 | 6% | Siberia 37%| Central 30%| Volga 11% | 3,700 | 4% |
| Germany | 3,969 | 4.41% | 5,250 | 6.02% | |
| France | 3,969 | 4.41% | 5,040 | 5.78% | |
| Ukraine | 3,700 | 4% | Odeska 10%| Dnipropetrovska 8%| Khmelnytska 8% | 3,200 | 4% |
| Poland | 3,402 | 3.78% | 2,310 | 2.65% | |
| United States | 2,152 | 2% | North Dakota 96% | 1,833 | 2% |
| Bangladesh | 1,430 | 2% | Rajshahi 45%| Dhaka 23%| Khulna 11% | 1,030 | 1% |
| Czech Republic | 1,134 | 1.26% | 1,260 | 1.45% | |
| Lithuania | 1,134 | 1.26% | - | ||
| Belarus | 1,080 | 1% | Minskaya 27%| Hrodzyenskaya 23%| Brestskaya 18% | 560 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 875 | 1% | East Midlands (England) 23%| East of England 20% | 1,435 | 2% |
| Pakistan | 450 | 1% | Punjab 65%| Sindh 27%| Baluchistan 5% | 540 | 1% |
| Iran | 325 | - | Golestan 14%| Khuzestan 13%| Kerman 11%| Gilan 11%| Fars 10% | 320 | - |
| Moldova | 280 | - | South 35%| West 34%| Center 17% | 65 | - |
| South Africa | 265 | - | Western Cape 99% | - | |
| Uruguay | 260 | - | Soriano 29%| Río Negro 24%| Paysandú 21%| Colonia 9% | 525 | 1% |
| Kazakhstan | 220 | - | North Kazakhstan 73%| Aqmola 12%| East Kazakhstan 8% | 180 | - |
| Turkey | 150 | - | Marmara 97% | 140 | - |
| Chile | 135 | - | Araucanía 62%| Los Lagos 14%| Bío-Bío 12% | 145 | - |
| Paraguay | 115 | - | Itapúa 38%| Alto Paraná 32%| Caaguazú 10%| Caazapá 9% | 63 | - |
| Switzerland | 88 | - | Vaud 21%| Fribourg 12%| Bern 11%| Zürich 10%| Aargau 7% | 69 | - |
| Ethiopia | 45 | - | Amhara 56%| Oromia 42% | 45 | - |
| Argentina | 35 | - | Buenos Aires 50%| Entre Ríos 44% | 37 | - |
| Norway | 10 | - | East Norway 55%| West Norway 42% | 11 | - |
| Japan | 4 | - | Hokkaido 77%| Tohoku 15% | 4 | - |
| Morocco | 3 | - | Rabat-Salé-Kenitra 93%| Souss-Massa 6% | 4 | - |
| Mexico | 2 | - | Tamaulipas 77% | 2 | - |
| Vietnam | 2 | - | Northern Midlands 99% | 2 | - |
| South Korea | 1 | - | Jeollanam-do 21%| Chungcheongnam-do 19%| Jeollabuk-do 17% | - | |
| Romania | - | 630 | 0.72% |