China, mainland vs Europe: Oil of linseed — Production

China, mainland
319,300 t
in 2023
Europe
254,422 t
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Europe rank
3rd

Oil of linseed — Production over time

  • China, mainland
  • Europe
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 319,300 t against 254,422 t in Europe, a difference of 64,878 t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.3 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 3rd of 67 countries.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 5,889 t 291,475 t 285,587 t Europe
1970s 10,650 t 238,463 t 227,813 t Europe
1980s 45,600 t 198,537 t 152,937 t Europe
1990s 121,570 t 212,559 t 90,989 t Europe
2000s 109,490 t 197,382 t 87,892 t Europe
2010s 186,560 t 222,502 t 35,942 t Europe
2020s 257,450 t 257,491 t 40.75 t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil of linseed — production, China, mainland or Europe?
China, mainland, at 319,300 t against 254,422 t in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil of linseed — production between China, mainland and Europe?
64,878 t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for oil of linseed — production?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 3rd of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oil of linseed — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil of linseed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 5,368 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.