Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 182,230 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 182,230 ha.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 126.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 341,436 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 68,879 ha, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 295,770 ha | — |
| 1962 | 338,141 ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 332,035 ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 341,436 ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 288,219 ha | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 281,722 ha | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 276,618 ha | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 240,964 ha | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 232,250 ha | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 218,850 ha | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 235,160 ha | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 220,715 ha | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 190,024 ha | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 197,218 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 219,872 ha | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 250,622 ha | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 223,963 ha | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 230,839 ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 242,106 ha | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 224,481 ha | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 197,121 ha | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 176,896 ha | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 174,744 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 181,978 ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 203,831 ha | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 175,384 ha | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 168,681 ha | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 177,030 ha | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 184,609 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 133,830 ha | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 80,630 ha | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 91,007 ha | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 72,611 ha | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 102,773 ha | +41.5% |
| 1995 | 124,839 ha | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 128,701 ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 130,991 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 170,967 ha | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 221,441 ha | +29.5% |
| 2000 | 117,094 ha | -47.1% |
| 2001 | 120,972 ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 113,266 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 123,329 ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 124,610 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 120,275 ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 106,398 ha | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 99,275 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 87,899 ha | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 74,211 ha | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 68,879 ha | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 75,503 ha | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 81,379 ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 73,645 ha | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 80,601 ha | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 95,865 ha | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 106,573 ha | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 117,910 ha | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 123,560 ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 140,020 ha | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 163,380 ha | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 131,040 ha | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 147,480 ha | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 150,240 ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 182,230 ha | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 291,906 ha | 232,250 ha | 341,436 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 222,937 ha | 190,024 ha | 250,622 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 186,476 ha | 168,681 ha | 224,481 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 125,779 ha | 72,611 ha | 221,441 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,733 ha | 74,211 ha | 124,610 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,394 ha | 68,879 ha | 140,020 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,874 ha | 131,040 ha | 182,230 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in European Union (27) was 182,230 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 341,436 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,879 ha in 2010.
- How does European Union (27) rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.