Flax, raw or retted — Yield in France
France: Flax, raw or retted — Yield was 6,691 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Flax, raw or retted — Yield in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
France recorded 6,691 kg/ha for flax, raw or retted — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, flax, raw or retted — yield in France peaked at 8,000 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 969.7 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places France 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Flax, raw or retted — Yield in France, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,068 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 969.7 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 970.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,090 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 984.7 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 1,071 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 1,196 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 1,634 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 1969 | 1,342 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 1,016 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1971 | 1,208 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 1,354 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 1,284 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1,198 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,188 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,190 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,283 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 1,434 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 1,410 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,396 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,023 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1982 | 1,430 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1983 | 1,520 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,900 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 1,698 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 1,383 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 1,364 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,649 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 1,254 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 1,264 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,773 kg/ha | +435.9% |
| 1992 | 5,730 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 6,078 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 6,251 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6,046 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 6,427 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6,958 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 6,463 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 6,805 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 6,816 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4,194 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 7,257 kg/ha | +73.0% |
| 2003 | 6,992 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 6,776 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 7,532 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 7,026 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 6,063 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 8,000 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 7,262 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 6,745 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 4,493 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 6,978 kg/ha | +55.3% |
| 2013 | 7,598 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 7,818 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 6,665 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 6,810 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6,076 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 6,234 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 6,989 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 5,236 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 6,026 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 5,107 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 3,929 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 6,691 kg/ha | +70.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 6,691 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,177 kg/ha, 5.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- France's 6,691 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,125 kg/ha, 5.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Flax, raw or retted — Yield in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +435.9% | 1,264 kg/ha | 6,773 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,147 kg/ha | 969.7 kg/ha | 1,634 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,256 kg/ha | 1,016 kg/ha | 1,434 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,462 kg/ha | 1,023 kg/ha | 1,900 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,879 kg/ha | 1,264 kg/ha | 6,958 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,792 kg/ha | 4,194 kg/ha | 8,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,641 kg/ha | 4,493 kg/ha | 7,818 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,398 kg/ha | 3,929 kg/ha | 6,691 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Türkiye 785.7 kg/ha compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,500 kg/ha compare
- 3 Belgium 4,922 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 4,265 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is flax, raw or retted — yield in France?
- Flax, raw or retted — yield in France was 6,691 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest flax, raw or retted — yield recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest flax, raw or retted — yield recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 969.7 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does France rank for flax, raw or retted — yield?
- France ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is flax, raw or retted — yield rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Flax, raw or retted — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.