Linseed — Area harvested in Brazil
Brazil: Linseed — Area harvested was 4,435 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in Brazil is 4,435 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Brazil peaked at 69,768 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 370 ha, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 64 countries on this measure, 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,146 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,389 ha | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 55,900 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 67,428 ha | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 69,768 ha | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 57,887 ha | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 44,190 ha | -23.7% |
| 1968 | 44,585 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 43,949 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 32,006 ha | -27.2% |
| 1971 | 25,544 ha | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 18,677 ha | -26.9% |
| 1973 | 16,339 ha | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 11,654 ha | -28.7% |
| 1975 | 7,804 ha | -33.0% |
| 1976 | 7,085 ha | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 9,039 ha | +27.6% |
| 1978 | 6,077 ha | -32.8% |
| 1979 | 15,000 ha | +146.8% |
| 1980 | 370 ha | -97.5% |
| 1981 | 27,304 ha | +7279.5% |
| 1982 | 19,722 ha | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 19,874 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 29,827 ha | +50.1% |
| 1985 | 21,197 ha | -28.9% |
| 1986 | 24,297 ha | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 15,031 ha | -38.1% |
| 1988 | 27,000 ha | +79.6% |
| 1989 | 30,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17,000 ha | -43.3% |
| 1994 | 16,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 12,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,000 ha | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 6,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,753 ha | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 11,171 ha | +94.2% |
| 2005 | 21,914 ha | +96.2% |
| 2006 | 18,679 ha | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 16,223 ha | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 12,245 ha | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 13,037 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 16,584 ha | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 11,190 ha | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 8,403 ha | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 8,757 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8,860 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14,655 ha | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 11,660 ha | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 7,525 ha | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 6,050 ha | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 3,957 ha | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 4,185 ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 4,993 ha | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 4,653 ha | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 5,959 ha | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 4,435 ha | -25.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4,435 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,435 ha, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4,435 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,637 ha, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — Area harvested in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +7279.5% | 370 ha | 27,304 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,916 ha | 43,949 ha | 69,768 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,922 ha | 6,077 ha | 32,006 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,462 ha | 370 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,200 ha | 6,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,402 ha | 5,000 ha | 21,914 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,764 ha | 3,957 ha | 16,584 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,845 ha | 4,185 ha | 5,959 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Brazil?
- Linseed — area harvested in Brazil was 4,435 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 69,768 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 ha in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.