Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested was 9,900 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 9,900 ha for flax, raw or retted — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 29,851 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1971.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,713 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,921 ha | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 3,362 ha | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 3,625 ha | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 2,583 ha | -28.7% |
| 1966 | 783 ha | -69.7% |
| 1967 | 617 ha | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 337 ha | -45.4% |
| 1969 | 267 ha | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 132 ha | -50.6% |
| 1971 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 106 ha | — |
| 1977 | 71 ha | -33.0% |
| 1978 | 41 ha | -42.3% |
| 1979 | 40 ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1992 | 29,851 ha | — |
| 1993 | 7,680 ha | -74.3% |
| 1994 | 29,340 ha | +282.0% |
| 1995 | 25,785 ha | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 24,039 ha | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 27,023 ha | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 25,184 ha | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 25,915 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 28,337 ha | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 28,956 ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 29,771 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26,031 ha | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 22,651 ha | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 19,371 ha | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 14,200 ha | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 12,707 ha | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 12,682 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 11,531 ha | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 11,045 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10,569 ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9,758 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 10,210 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 10,547 ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9,944 ha | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 10,185 ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 10,268 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9,693 ha | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 9,995 ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 10,052 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9,880 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9,942 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9,900 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 9,900 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,912 ha | 267 ha | 3,625 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 39 ha | 0 ha | 132 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 8 |
| 1990s | 24,352 ha | 7,680 ha | 29,851 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 20,624 ha | 11,531 ha | 29,771 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,221 ha | 9,693 ha | 11,045 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,935 ha | 9,880 ha | 10,052 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 3 Belarus 35,500 ha compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Flax, raw or retted — area harvested in Northern Europe was 9,900 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 29,851 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1971.
- How does Northern Europe rank for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 6th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.