FAOSTAT · 1961–2017
Mustard seed production in France
In 2017 France produced 16,300 t of mustard seed. Over ten years it grew by 443%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 6,590 ha, yield 2.5 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2017
- 16,300 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +443%
- Record
- 16,300 t
- 2017
Mustard seed in France, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16,300 | +13% | 6,590 | 2.47 |
| 2016 | 14,394 | −10% | 5,558 | 2.59 |
| 2015 | 16,000 | +16% | 5,000 | 3.20 |
| 2014 | 13,851 | +0.9% | 6,003 | 2.31 |
| 2013 | 13,729 | −0.5% | 6,310 | 2.18 |
| 2012 | 13,795 | −0.4% | 6,591 | 2.09 |
| 2011 | 13,844 | −14% | 6,948 | 1.99 |
| 2010 | 16,016 | +69% | 9,130 | 1.75 |
| 2009 | 9,500 | +171% | 4,800 | 1.98 |
| 2008 | 3,500 | +17% | 1,900 | 1.84 |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +30% | 1,800 | 1.67 |
| 2006 | 2,300 | +48% | 1,600 | 1.44 |
| 2005 | 1,549 | −24% | 904 | 1.71 |
| 2004 | 2,042 | +16% | 1,130 | 1.81 |
| 2003 | 1,754 | −14% | 1,393 | 1.26 |
| 2002 | 2,033 | +42% | 1,320 | 1.54 |
| 2001 | 1,435 | +23% | 1,108 | 1.30 |
| 2000 | 1,164 | +30% | 853 | 1.36 |
| 1999 | 898 | +40% | 717 | 1.25 |
| 1998 | 641 | −10% | 546 | 1.17 |
| 1997 | 716 | −7.0% | 490 | 1.46 |
| 1996 | 770 | +24% | 511 | 1.51 |
| 1995 | 622 | −5.3% | 465 | 1.34 |
| 1994 | 657 | −64% | 565 | 1.16 |
| 1993 | 1,800 | +158% | 1,531 | 1.18 |
| 1992 | 699 | +20% | 636 | 1.10 |
| 1991 | 584 | −17% | 505 | 1.16 |
| 1990 | 700 | −13% | 568 | 1.23 |
| 1989 | 800 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.60 |
| 1988 | 800 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.60 |
| 1987 | 800 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.60 |
| 1986 | 800 | −11% | 500 | 1.60 |
| 1985 | 900 | 0.0% | 600 | 1.50 |
| 1984 | 900 | 0.0% | 600 | 1.50 |
| 1983 | 900 | +13% | 600 | 1.50 |
| 1982 | 800 | −73% | 500 | 1.60 |
| 1981 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 1.76 |
| 1980 | 3,000 | +36% | 1,600 | 1.88 |
| 1979 | 2,200 | −2.3% | 1,400 | 1.57 |
| 1978 | 2,251 | +34% | 1,577 | 1.43 |
| 1977 | 1,682 | +57% | 1,540 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | 1,070 | −19% | 1,500 | 0.71 |
| 1975 | 1,329 | −59% | 1,320 | 1.01 |
| 1974 | 3,240 | +12% | 2,200 | 1.47 |
| 1973 | 2,900 | −3.3% | 2,500 | 1.16 |
| 1972 | 3,000 | −51% | 2,900 | 1.03 |
| 1971 | 6,160 | +2.3% | 5,500 | 1.12 |
| 1970 | 6,020 | +16% | 5,800 | 1.04 |
| 1969 | 5,180 | −7.3% | 5,700 | 0.91 |
| 1968 | 5,585 | −6.6% | 5,930 | 0.94 |
| 1967 | 5,978 | −9.4% | 7,133 | 0.84 |
| 1966 | 6,600 | −0.3% | 7,040 | 0.94 |
| 1965 | 6,622 | −0.6% | 7,795 | 0.85 |
| 1964 | 6,659 | −38% | 8,574 | 0.78 |
| 1963 | 10,766 | +4.7% | 11,138 | 0.97 |
| 1962 | 10,282 | −25% | 12,900 | 0.80 |
| 1961 | 13,678 | — | 15,990 | 0.86 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 1,232 t USD 1.6 m
- Exporter rank
- 17 of 55
- Imports
- 23,283 t USD 41.5 m
- Importer rank
- 5 of 127
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.