Linseed — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Linseed — Area harvested was 88,622 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Linseed — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, linseed — area harvested in Africa stood at 88,622 ha.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Africa peaked at 269,216 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61,499 ha, in 2022.
Africa ranks 12th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Linseed — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132,513 ha | — |
| 1962 | 129,098 ha | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 126,187 ha | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 134,456 ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 137,897 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 132,122 ha | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 129,348 ha | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 136,744 ha | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 140,123 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 138,557 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 137,402 ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 150,043 ha | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 146,783 ha | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 77,784 ha | -47.0% |
| 1975 | 115,834 ha | +48.9% |
| 1976 | 72,300 ha | -37.6% |
| 1977 | 63,488 ha | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 65,961 ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 73,751 ha | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 87,216 ha | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 84,650 ha | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 93,145 ha | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 111,895 ha | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 104,010 ha | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 126,450 ha | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 97,640 ha | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 87,900 ha | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 75,160 ha | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 71,160 ha | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 86,614 ha | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 96,380 ha | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 94,800 ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 96,157 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 112,054 ha | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 134,969 ha | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 198,711 ha | +47.2% |
| 1997 | 156,214 ha | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 118,015 ha | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 112,519 ha | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 94,776 ha | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 150,823 ha | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 112,123 ha | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 159,120 ha | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 164,009 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 269,216 ha | +64.1% |
| 2006 | 235,057 ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 193,831 ha | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 163,985 ha | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 150,443 ha | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 80,405 ha | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 122,832 ha | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 134,728 ha | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 99,545 ha | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 87,667 ha | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 91,088 ha | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 88,029 ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 87,695 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 91,253 ha | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 76,798 ha | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 86,526 ha | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 85,946 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 61,499 ha | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 97,085 ha | +57.9% |
| 2024 | 88,622 ha | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133,165 ha | 126,187 ha | 140,123 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 104,190 ha | 63,488 ha | 150,043 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,923 ha | 71,160 ha | 126,450 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,643 ha | 86,614 ha | 198,711 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,338 ha | 94,776 ha | 269,216 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,004 ha | 76,798 ha | 134,728 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,936 ha | 61,499 ha | 97,085 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 9 Ethiopia PDR 75,000 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 53,500 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 33,102 ha compare
- 12 France 22,930 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 22,455 ha compare
- 14 Belarus 19,000 ha compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17,736 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Africa?
- Linseed — area harvested in Africa was 88,622 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 269,216 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,499 ha in 2022.
- How does Africa rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 12th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Linseed — 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.