Linseed — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Linseed — Area harvested was 1.46 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1.46 million ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 159.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Europe peaked at 2.41 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 240,696 ha, in 2007.
Europe ranks 2nd of 23 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.23 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.41 million ha | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 2.16 million ha | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 2.29 million ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 2.14 million ha | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 2.02 million ha | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 2.01 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.92 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 1.86 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.73 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.79 million ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.80 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.74 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.68 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.69 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.67 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.64 million ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.61 million ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.51 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 1.54 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.30 million ha | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.40 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.27 million ha | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 1.34 million ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.27 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million ha | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 887,669 ha | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 931,441 ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 752,124 ha | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 482,106 ha | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 537,277 ha | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 482,502 ha | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 452,497 ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 483,769 ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 708,843 ha | +46.5% |
| 2000 | 461,696 ha | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 351,534 ha | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 258,419 ha | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 279,834 ha | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 271,939 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 295,587 ha | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 331,486 ha | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 240,696 ha | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 277,897 ha | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 320,210 ha | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 450,255 ha | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 680,957 ha | +51.2% |
| 2012 | 724,952 ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 583,300 ha | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 564,199 ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 803,138 ha | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 901,062 ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 745,862 ha | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 857,080 ha | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 908,647 ha | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million ha | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1.64 million ha | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 2.17 million ha | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million ha | -31.5% |
| 2024 | 1.46 million ha | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 million ha | 1.86 million ha | 2.41 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 million ha | 1.51 million ha | 1.80 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 million ha | 1.21 million ha | 1.54 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 679,711 ha | 452,497 ha | 1.08 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 308,930 ha | 240,696 ha | 461,696 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 721,945 ha | 450,255 ha | 908,647 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million ha | 1.09 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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 220,000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 220,000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 132 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Europe?
- Linseed — area harvested in Europe was 1.46 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,696 ha in 2007.
- How does Europe rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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.