How much canola does China produce?

China's canola production

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Share of world output over time

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 18%, 1970s 18%, 1980s 28%, 1990s 27%, 2000s 26%, 2010s 20%, 2020s 19%. See the concentration-over-time report.

China as a buyer of canola

China imported $3 billion of rapeseed and canola seed (HS 1205) in 2024, 23% of world imports, ranked #1. Of its $3 billion of canola imports in 2024, 95% came from Canada and 3% from Russia, among 9 suppliers. Largest sources: Canada (95%), Russia (3.4%), Mongolia (1.4%), Australia (<0.1%), Ukraine (<0.1%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much canola China uses

China's domestic supply of canola was 22.0 million tonnes in 2023, 24% of the world's. Food supply was 0.0 kg per person a year, 111th highest of 136 countries with a million or more people. It produced 75% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 25%. FAO's item is "Rape and mustardseed". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The canola price China sells into

The benchmark price, Rapeseed oil, crude, FOB Rotterdam, was $1,440/t in September 2026, up 14% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 21% a year, calmer in 73% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Canola price history.