Linseed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Linseed — Area harvested was 82,552 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Linseed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
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.
Eastern Africa ranks 13th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Linseed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 102,454 ha | — |
| 1962 | 104,728 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 106,243 ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 108,540 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 111,040 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 111,040 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 113,240 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 115,540 ha | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 117,840 ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 120,240 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 122,640 ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 125,040 ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 125,240 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 54,640 ha | -56.4% |
| 1975 | 88,750 ha | +62.4% |
| 1976 | 49,850 ha | -43.8% |
| 1977 | 36,650 ha | -26.5% |
| 1978 | 38,150 ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 42,970 ha | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 56,810 ha | +32.2% |
| 1981 | 60,650 ha | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 75,350 ha | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 93,610 ha | +24.2% |
| 1984 | 83,310 ha | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 107,670 ha | +29.2% |
| 1986 | 77,180 ha | -28.3% |
| 1987 | 70,700 ha | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 55,340 ha | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 51,240 ha | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 70,810 ha | +38.2% |
| 1991 | 75,100 ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 75,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 80,157 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 93,854 ha | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 116,043 ha | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 181,589 ha | +56.5% |
| 1997 | 138,186 ha | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 99,583 ha | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 93,685 ha | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 76,074 ha | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 132,302 ha | +73.9% |
| 2002 | 100,769 ha | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 143,780 ha | +42.7% |
| 2004 | 144,497 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 251,978 ha | +74.4% |
| 2006 | 216,949 ha | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 175,848 ha | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 153,342 ha | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 143,371 ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 75,571 ha | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 118,174 ha | +56.4% |
| 2012 | 129,602 ha | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 97,265 ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 83,874 ha | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 86,952 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 81,929 ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 80,595 ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 85,179 ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 70,706 ha | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 80,473 ha | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 81,141 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 50,710 ha | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 83,551 ha | +64.8% |
| 2024 | 82,552 ha | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Ukraine 53,500 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 33,102 ha compare
- 12 France 22,930 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 22,455 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
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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 13th out of 23 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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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.