Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, mainland
China, mainland: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 6,800 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 6,800 ha for flax, raw or retted — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in China, mainland peaked at 157,670 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,190 ha, in 2017.
That places China, mainland 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 40,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 45,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 43,000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 45,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 44,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 43,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 45,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 46,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 48,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 50,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 51,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 100,000 ha | +89.4% |
| 1980 | 110,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 115,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 120,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 125,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 128,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 132,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 136,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 138,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 142,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 96,900 ha | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 87,067 ha | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 105,530 ha | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 79,000 ha | -25.1% |
| 1993 | 68,400 ha | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 92,500 ha | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 113,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 92,320 ha | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 61,280 ha | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 39,290 ha | -35.9% |
| 1999 | 53,650 ha | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 96,200 ha | +79.3% |
| 2001 | 141,430 ha | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 138,550 ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 155,270 ha | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 152,990 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 157,670 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 86,670 ha | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 66,690 ha | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 56,720 ha | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 17,710 ha | -68.8% |
| 2010 | 8,660 ha | -51.1% |
| 2011 | 6,080 ha | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 6,900 ha | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 4,700 ha | -31.9% |
| 2014 | 9,500 ha | +102.1% |
| 2015 | 2,930 ha | -69.2% |
| 2016 | 3,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,190 ha | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 3,650 ha | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 4,440 ha | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 4,551 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 6,605 ha | +45.1% |
| 2022 | 6,769 ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,800 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6,800 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,444 ha | 35,000 ha | 45,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,480 ha | 43,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,290 ha | 96,900 ha | 142,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,204 ha | 39,290 ha | 113,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,990 ha | 17,710 ha | 157,670 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,205 ha | 2,190 ha | 9,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,305 ha | 4,551 ha | 6,800 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — area harvested in China, mainland?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in China, mainland was 6,800 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 157,670 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,190 ha in 2017.
- How does China, mainland rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.