Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 8,600 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Africa is 8,600 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 28,790 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7,647 ha, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,059 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,370 ha | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 10,944 ha | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 13,916 ha | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 10,857 ha | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 10,082 ha | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 10,108 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15,123 ha | +49.6% |
| 1969 | 16,383 ha | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 8,417 ha | -48.6% |
| 1971 | 9,662 ha | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 14,703 ha | +52.2% |
| 1973 | 17,643 ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 19,744 ha | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 22,684 ha | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 19,950 ha | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 24,638 ha | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 25,211 ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 28,790 ha | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 28,570 ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 21,840 ha | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 15,840 ha | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 16,185 ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 18,400 ha | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 16,380 ha | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 18,060 ha | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 14,700 ha | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 17,220 ha | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 17,071 ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 12,910 ha | -24.4% |
| 1991 | 18,313 ha | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 12,383 ha | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 13,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 12,881 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13,168 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 13,200 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 13,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 14,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 14,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 15,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 7,647 ha | -49.0% |
| 2002 | 8,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 9,600 ha | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 10,700 ha | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 11,200 ha | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 8,900 ha | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 9,677 ha | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 9,534 ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9,841 ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9,905 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 8,763 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8,941 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8,726 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8,393 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 8,687 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 8,602 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 8,560 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8,616 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8,600 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8,600 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,316 ha | 10,082 ha | 16,383 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,144 ha | 8,417 ha | 28,790 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,427 ha | 14,700 ha | 28,570 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,786 ha | 12,383 ha | 18,313 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,010 ha | 7,647 ha | 15,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,252 ha | 8,393 ha | 10,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,596 ha | 8,560 ha | 8,616 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 4 Russian Federation 32,500 ha compare
- 5 Belgium 18,690 ha compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,003 ha compare
- 7 Czechoslovakia 11,433 ha compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,900 ha compare
- 9 Egypt 8,600 ha compare
- 10 China 7,290 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Africa was 8,600 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28,790 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,647 ha in 2001.
- How does Northern Africa rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 7th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.