Flax, raw or retted — Production in China, mainland
China, mainland: Flax, raw or retted — Production was 29,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for flax, raw or retted — production in China, mainland is 29,000 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — production in China, mainland peaked at 694,604 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10,800 t, in 2017.
China, mainland ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Production in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 t | +37.5% |
| 1963 | 55,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70,000 t | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 70,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 60,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 65,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 70,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 72,000 t | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 75,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 80,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 80,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 83,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 85,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 90,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 95,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 95,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 98,150 t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 102,100 t | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 110,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 190,000 t | +72.7% |
| 1982 | 61,000 t | -67.9% |
| 1983 | 134,250 t | +120.1% |
| 1984 | 192,000 t | +43.0% |
| 1985 | 158,485 t | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 208,306 t | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 320,000 t | +53.6% |
| 1988 | 369,000 t | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 242,837 t | -34.2% |
| 1990 | 242,000 t | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 289,000 t | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 226,000 t | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 187,698 t | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 250,315 t | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 352,414 t | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 265,408 t | -24.7% |
| 1997 | 153,829 t | -42.0% |
| 1998 | 100,168 t | -34.9% |
| 1999 | 169,628 t | +69.3% |
| 2000 | 214,377 t | +26.4% |
| 2001 | 345,175 t | +61.0% |
| 2002 | 524,281 t | +51.9% |
| 2003 | 465,000 t | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 669,000 t | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 694,604 t | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 414,771 t | -40.3% |
| 2007 | 289,908 t | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 256,991 t | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 85,488 t | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 44,562 t | -47.9% |
| 2011 | 39,380 t | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 38,113 t | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 24,056 t | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 47,026 t | +95.5% |
| 2015 | 12,470 t | -73.5% |
| 2016 | 15,000 t | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 10,800 t | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 13,000 t | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 16,593 t | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 20,349 t | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 28,556 t | +40.3% |
| 2022 | 29,035 t | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 29,000 t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 29,000 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,889 t | 40,000 t | 72,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,325 t | 75,000 t | 102,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 198,588 t | 61,000 t | 369,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 223,646 t | 100,168 t | 352,414 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 395,960 t | 85,488 t | 694,604 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,100 t | 10,800 t | 47,026 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,188 t | 20,349 t | 29,035 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 3 Belgium 91,990 t compare
- 4 Belarus 37,225 t compare
- 5 China 29,270 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 24,100 t compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19,470 t compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 15,100 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — production in China, mainland?
- Flax, raw or retted — production in China, mainland was 29,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — production recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 694,604 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — production recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,800 t in 2017.
- How does China, mainland rank for flax, raw or retted — production?
- China, mainland ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 — Production. 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.