Linseed — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Linseed — Area harvested was 7,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7,000 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Australia peaked at 54,166 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,839 ha, in 1990.
That places Australia 20th out of 64 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.
Linseed — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,144 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39,281 ha | +56.2% |
| 1963 | 47,551 ha | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 54,166 ha | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 9,950 ha | -81.6% |
| 1966 | 13,997 ha | +40.7% |
| 1967 | 22,046 ha | +57.5% |
| 1968 | 28,569 ha | +29.6% |
| 1969 | 49,210 ha | +72.2% |
| 1970 | 41,642 ha | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 19,830 ha | -52.4% |
| 1972 | 16,300 ha | -17.8% |
| 1973 | 17,777 ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 35,562 ha | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 15,654 ha | -56.0% |
| 1976 | 15,299 ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 43,837 ha | +186.5% |
| 1978 | 13,085 ha | -70.2% |
| 1979 | 17,205 ha | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 9,956 ha | -42.1% |
| 1981 | 6,570 ha | -34.0% |
| 1982 | 4,930 ha | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 5,302 ha | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 5,626 ha | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 10,150 ha | +80.4% |
| 1986 | 7,338 ha | -27.7% |
| 1987 | 8,443 ha | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 3,000 ha | -64.5% |
| 1989 | 3,431 ha | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 1,839 ha | -46.4% |
| 1991 | 4,299 ha | +133.8% |
| 1992 | 6,764 ha | +57.3% |
| 1993 | 3,375 ha | -50.1% |
| 1994 | 8,100 ha | +140.0% |
| 1995 | 8,200 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 13,600 ha | +65.9% |
| 1997 | 8,000 ha | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 9,080 ha | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 10,110 ha | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 10,200 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 10,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 7,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 10,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 695 ha, 10.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — Area harvested in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +186.5% | 15,299 ha | 43,837 ha |
| 1994 | +140.0% | 3,375 ha | 8,100 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,213 ha | 9,950 ha | 54,166 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,619 ha | 13,085 ha | 43,837 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,475 ha | 3,000 ha | 10,150 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,337 ha | 1,839 ha | 13,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,840 ha | 7,000 ha | 10,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,900 ha | 6,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,000 ha | 7,000 ha | 7,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 17 Czechoslovakia 11,433 ha compare
- 18 Nepal 10,400 ha compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 8,750 ha compare
- 21 Egypt 5,000 ha compare
- 22 Bangladesh 4,565 ha compare
- 23 Brazil 4,435 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Australia?
- Linseed — area harvested in Australia was 7,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 54,166 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,839 ha in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.