Food Production
Canola Production by Country 2025
Country | Canola Production 2024 (t)↓ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Canada | 20M |
 | China | 15.6M |
 | India | 12.1M |
 | Australia | 5.5M |
 | Russia | 5.1M |
 | Germany | 4M |
 | France | 4M |
 | Ukraine | 3.7M |
 | Poland | 3.4M |
 | United States | 2.2M |
 | Bangladesh | 1.4M |
 | Czechia | 1.1M |
 | Lithuania | 1.1M |
 | Belarus | 1.1M |
 | United Kingdom | 875K |
 | Pakistan | 450K |
 | Iran | 325K |
 | Moldova | 280K |
 | South Africa | 265K |
 | Uruguay | 260K |
 | Kazakhstan | 220K |
 | Turkey | 150K |
 | Chile | 135K |
 | Paraguay | 115K |
 | Switzerland | 88K |
 | Ethiopia | 45K |
 | Argentina | 35K |
 | Norway | 10K |
 | Japan | 4K |
 | Morocco | 3K |
 | Mexico | 2K |
 | Vietnam | 2K |
 | South Korea | 1K |
| Total | 83.5M |
- 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, Czechia, 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%.
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 produced about 19.5 million metric tons of canola in 2022. Rather than continuing a steep climb, EU canola production has stabilized in recent years. The 2023 harvest reached roughly 16.9 million tons, a slight drop from 2022, while forecasts for 2025 suggest output could reach around 19 million tons. Among individual countries, Canada dominates the list, having produced around 20 million metric tons of canola in 2024. China is in second place with 15.6 million metric tons, and India trails in third with about 12.1 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 2.2 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 90 million metric tons for 2025.
