Flax, raw or retted — Production in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Flax, raw or retted — Production was 29,270 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 29,270 t for flax, raw or retted — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 695,204 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,073 t, in 2017.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47,367 t | — |
| 1962 | 62,848 t | +32.7% |
| 1963 | 61,741 t | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 76,857 t | +24.5% |
| 1965 | 75,979 t | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 63,603 t | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 67,755 t | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 72,866 t | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 74,241 t | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 76,963 t | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 81,982 t | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 81,418 t | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 84,453 t | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 86,604 t | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 91,803 t | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 96,269 t | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 96,207 t | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 98,917 t | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 103,200 t | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 111,250 t | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 191,050 t | +71.7% |
| 1982 | 62,020 t | -67.5% |
| 1983 | 135,270 t | +118.1% |
| 1984 | 193,000 t | +42.7% |
| 1985 | 159,485 t | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 209,306 t | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 321,200 t | +53.5% |
| 1988 | 370,300 t | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 244,137 t | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 243,260 t | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 290,200 t | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 227,150 t | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 188,698 t | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 251,285 t | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 353,264 t | +40.6% |
| 1996 | 266,158 t | -24.7% |
| 1997 | 154,509 t | -41.9% |
| 1998 | 100,798 t | -34.8% |
| 1999 | 170,248 t | +68.9% |
| 2000 | 214,977 t | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 345,825 t | +60.9% |
| 2002 | 524,911 t | +51.8% |
| 2003 | 465,650 t | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 669,580 t | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 695,204 t | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 415,340 t | -40.3% |
| 2007 | 290,458 t | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 257,421 t | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 85,888 t | -66.6% |
| 2010 | 44,942 t | -47.7% |
| 2011 | 39,713 t | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 38,383 t | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 24,356 t | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 47,305 t | +94.2% |
| 2015 | 12,710 t | -73.1% |
| 2016 | 15,273 t | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 11,073 t | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 13,271 t | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 16,865 t | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 20,622 t | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 28,827 t | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 29,308 t | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 29,270 t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 29,270 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,029 t | 47,367 t | 76,857 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 89,782 t | 76,963 t | 103,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 199,702 t | 62,020 t | 370,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 224,557 t | 100,798 t | 353,264 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,525 t | 85,888 t | 695,204 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,389 t | 11,073 t | 47,305 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,459 t | 20,622 t | 29,308 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 3 Belgium 91,990 t compare
- 4 Belarus 37,225 t compare
- 5 China 29,270 t compare
- 6 China, mainland 29,000 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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- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.9519 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.7992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.8516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.8101 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.4424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — production in Eastern Asia?
- Flax, raw or retted — production in Eastern Asia was 29,270 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 695,204 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,073 t in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for flax, raw or retted — production?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.