Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 7,304 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia stood at 7,304 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia peaked at 158,969 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,678 ha, in 2017.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,897 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,004 ha | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 53,369 ha | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 58,199 ha | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 56,593 ha | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 48,341 ha | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 45,919 ha | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 50,868 ha | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 47,721 ha | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 49,337 ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 48,280 ha | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 46,034 ha | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 47,977 ha | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 49,751 ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 52,281 ha | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 53,361 ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 53,995 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 54,874 ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 103,150 ha | +88.0% |
| 1980 | 113,100 ha | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 118,100 ha | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 123,050 ha | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 128,050 ha | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 131,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 135,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 139,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 141,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 145,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 99,900 ha | -31.1% |
| 1990 | 89,867 ha | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 108,300 ha | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 81,572 ha | -24.7% |
| 1993 | 70,772 ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 94,556 ha | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 114,917 ha | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 93,947 ha | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 62,762 ha | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 40,716 ha | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 55,016 ha | +35.1% |
| 2000 | 97,511 ha | +77.2% |
| 2001 | 142,850 ha | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 139,990 ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 156,765 ha | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 154,429 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 158,969 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 87,894 ha | -44.7% |
| 2007 | 67,861 ha | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 57,622 ha | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 18,612 ha | -67.7% |
| 2010 | 9,515 ha | -48.9% |
| 2011 | 6,728 ha | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 7,333 ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 5,206 ha | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 10,005 ha | +92.2% |
| 2015 | 3,402 ha | -66.0% |
| 2016 | 3,494 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,678 ha | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 4,138 ha | +54.5% |
| 2019 | 4,929 ha | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 5,043 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7,097 ha | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 7,263 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 7,304 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7,304 ha | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +92.2% | 5,206 ha | 10,005 ha |
| 1979 | +88.0% | 54,874 ha | 103,150 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,657 ha | 45,919 ha | 58,199 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,904 ha | 46,034 ha | 103,150 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 127,320 ha | 99,900 ha | 145,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,242 ha | 40,716 ha | 114,917 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,250 ha | 18,612 ha | 158,969 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,743 ha | 2,678 ha | 10,005 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,802 ha | 5,043 ha | 7,304 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia was 7,304 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,969 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,678 ha in 2017.
- How does Asia rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.