Linseed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Linseed — Area harvested was 82,552 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
82,552 ha
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
9th
of 18 groups
All-time high
251,978 ha
in 2005
All-time low
36,650 ha
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, linseed — area harvested in Eastern Africa stood at 82,552 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 251,978 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36,650 ha, in 1977.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 110,074 ha 102,454 ha 117,840 ha 9
1970s 80,417 ha 36,650 ha 125,240 ha 10
1980s 73,186 ha 51,240 ha 107,670 ha 10
1990s 102,491 ha 70,810 ha 181,589 ha 10
2000s 153,891 ha 76,074 ha 251,978 ha 10
2010s 90,985 ha 70,706 ha 129,602 ha 10
2020s 75,685 ha 50,710 ha 83,551 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 6 Canada 201,400 ha compare
  2. 7 India 174,975 ha compare
  3. 8 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 81,000 ha compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia PDR 75,000 ha compare
  5. 10 Ukraine 53,500 ha compare
  6. 11 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 33,102 ha compare
  7. 12 France 22,930 ha compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
Linseed — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 82,552 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 251,978 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 36,650 ha in 1977.
How does Eastern Africa rank for linseed — area harvested?
Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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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Indicator
Linseed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 4,756 data points, 1961–2024
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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.