Flax, raw or retted — Production in Romania
Romania: Flax, raw or retted — Production was 770 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Production in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, flax, raw or retted — production in Romania stood at 770 t.
That represents a change of up 57.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — production in Romania peaked at 48,200 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2009.
That places Romania 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Production in Romania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,370 t | — |
| 1962 | 14,786 t | +57.8% |
| 1963 | 13,176 t | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 10,126 t | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 12,908 t | +27.5% |
| 1966 | 18,739 t | +45.2% |
| 1967 | 16,641 t | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 11,153 t | -33.0% |
| 1969 | 14,542 t | +30.4% |
| 1970 | 16,104 t | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 22,985 t | +42.7% |
| 1972 | 19,984 t | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 17,714 t | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 24,522 t | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 27,694 t | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 48,200 t | +74.0% |
| 1977 | 25,800 t | -46.5% |
| 1978 | 38,500 t | +49.2% |
| 1979 | 20,600 t | -46.5% |
| 1980 | 32,900 t | +59.7% |
| 1981 | 16,400 t | -50.2% |
| 1982 | 16,800 t | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 28,200 t | +67.9% |
| 1984 | 34,160 t | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 30,960 t | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 22,000 t | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 28,500 t | +29.5% |
| 1988 | 27,700 t | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 31,000 t | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 13,000 t | -58.1% |
| 1991 | 15,438 t | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 25,648 t | +66.1% |
| 1993 | 7,237 t | -71.8% |
| 1994 | 4,821 t | -33.4% |
| 1995 | 7,246 t | +50.3% |
| 1996 | 4,108 t | -43.3% |
| 1997 | 1,884 t | -54.1% |
| 1998 | 735 t | -61.0% |
| 1999 | 690 t | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 881 t | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 388 t | -56.0% |
| 2002 | 794 t | +104.6% |
| 2003 | 710 t | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1,060 t | +49.3% |
| 2005 | 538 t | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 1,522 t | +182.9% |
| 2007 | 72 t | -95.3% |
| 2008 | 96 t | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 t | — |
| 2011 | 0 t | — |
| 2012 | 20 t | — |
| 2013 | 36 t | +80.0% |
| 2014 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 241 t | — |
| 2016 | 79 t | -67.2% |
| 2017 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 120 t | — |
| 2019 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 40 t | — |
| 2021 | 130 t | +225.0% |
| 2022 | 240 t | +84.6% |
| 2023 | 490 t | +104.2% |
| 2024 | 770 t | +57.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,493 t | 9,370 t | 18,739 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,210 t | 16,104 t | 48,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,862 t | 16,400 t | 34,160 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,081 t | 690 t | 25,648 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 606.1 t | 0 t | 1,522 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6 t | 0 t | 241 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 334 t | 40 t | 770 t | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — production in Romania?
- Flax, raw or retted — production in Romania was 770 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 48,200 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for flax, raw or retted — production?
- Romania ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Romania 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.