Linseed — Area harvested in China
China: Linseed — Area harvested was 220,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 220,000 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in China peaked at 667,830 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35,000 ha, in 1961.
That places China 4th out of 64 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.
Linseed — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 40,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 45,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 43,000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 45,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 44,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 43,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 45,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 46,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 48,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 50,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 51,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 60,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 80,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 100,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 120,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 125,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 128,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 132,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 136,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 492,000 ha | +261.8% |
| 1988 | 580,000 ha | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 445,000 ha | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 595,000 ha | +33.7% |
| 1991 | 570,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 639,627 ha | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 605,000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 667,830 ha | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 621,060 ha | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 644,630 ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 601,740 ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 571,910 ha | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 552,000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 497,870 ha | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 402,200 ha | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 453,000 ha | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 449,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 500,000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 490,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 485,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 339,900 ha | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 337,800 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 336,930 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 324,400 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 322,100 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 317,860 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 312,890 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 310,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 292,310 ha | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 287,592 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 284,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 279,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 260,000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 250,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 260,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 210,000 ha | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 200,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 220,000 ha | +10.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 220,000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,435 ha, 49.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — Area harvested in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +261.8% | 136,000 ha | 492,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,444 ha | 35,000 ha | 45,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,480 ha | 43,000 ha | 60,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 233,800 ha | 80,000 ha | 580,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 606,880 ha | 552,000 ha | 667,830 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 429,170 ha | 336,930 ha | 500,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,015 ha | 260,000 ha | 324,400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,000 ha | 200,000 ha | 260,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Russian Federation 1.33 million ha compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 873,330 ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 264 ha compare
- 3 USSR 680,000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 220,000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 132 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 6 Canada 201,400 ha compare
- 7 India 174,975 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in China?
- Linseed — area harvested in China was 220,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 667,830 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for linseed — area harvested?
- China ranks 4th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.