Linseed — Area harvested in Argentina
Argentina: Linseed — Area harvested was 22,455 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 22,455 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 1.32 million ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 9,046 ha, in 2019.
That places Argentina 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.17 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 1.32 million ha | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 1.22 million ha | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 1.08 million ha | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 1.00 million ha | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 800,700 ha | -20.2% |
| 1968 | 616,300 ha | -23.0% |
| 1969 | 809,500 ha | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 790,800 ha | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 833,800 ha | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 450,860 ha | -45.9% |
| 1973 | 441,100 ha | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 389,600 ha | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 500,600 ha | +28.5% |
| 1976 | 446,400 ha | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 674,000 ha | +51.0% |
| 1978 | 884,000 ha | +31.2% |
| 1979 | 817,000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 978,000 ha | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 726,000 ha | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 818,000 ha | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 864,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 804,400 ha | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 603,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 688,000 ha | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 744,500 ha | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 655,200 ha | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 560,400 ha | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 565,300 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 572,600 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 416,400 ha | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 206,500 ha | -50.4% |
| 1994 | 141,970 ha | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 152,835 ha | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 192,700 ha | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 88,740 ha | -53.9% |
| 1998 | 107,075 ha | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 101,545 ha | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 67,875 ha | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 28,135 ha | -58.5% |
| 2002 | 19,540 ha | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 13,800 ha | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 28,800 ha | +108.7% |
| 2005 | 37,180 ha | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 46,690 ha | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 28,400 ha | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 9,450 ha | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 17,370 ha | +83.8% |
| 2010 | 25,600 ha | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 16,630 ha | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 14,600 ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 17,900 ha | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 14,700 ha | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 17,000 ha | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 13,000 ha | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 12,400 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 14,246 ha | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 9,046 ha | -36.5% |
| 2020 | 14,246 ha | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 11,061 ha | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 17,144 ha | +55.0% |
| 2023 | 22,455 ha | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 22,455 ha | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 22,455 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,435 ha, 5.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 22,455 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,637 ha, 8.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million ha | 616,300 ha | 1.32 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 622,816 ha | 389,600 ha | 884,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 744,150 ha | 560,400 ha | 978,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 254,566 ha | 88,740 ha | 572,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,724 ha | 9,450 ha | 67,875 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,512 ha | 9,046 ha | 25,600 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,472 ha | 11,061 ha | 22,455 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 10 Ukraine 53,500 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 33,102 ha compare
- 12 France 22,930 ha compare
- 14 Belarus 19,000 ha compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17,736 ha compare
- 16 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,003 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Argentina?
- Linseed — area harvested in Argentina was 22,455 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,046 ha in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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.