Linseed — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Linseed — Area harvested was 41,890 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in European Union (27) is 41,890 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 361,282 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 39,248 ha, in 2013.
That places European Union (27) 15th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 302,185 ha | — |
| 1962 | 340,640 ha | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 339,824 ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 361,282 ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 313,276 ha | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 307,647 ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 311,651 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 282,135 ha | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 275,149 ha | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 265,761 ha | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 293,581 ha | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 274,816 ha | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 242,357 ha | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 238,460 ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 256,043 ha | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 283,052 ha | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 247,430 ha | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 241,351 ha | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 268,218 ha | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 240,777 ha | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 211,751 ha | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 192,828 ha | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 187,775 ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 166,781 ha | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 207,585 ha | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 188,220 ha | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 190,511 ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 189,554 ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 200,851 ha | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 169,748 ha | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 98,539 ha | -41.9% |
| 1992 | 164,894 ha | +67.3% |
| 1993 | 115,591 ha | -29.9% |
| 1994 | 126,409 ha | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 146,156 ha | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 170,064 ha | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 180,106 ha | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 205,692 ha | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 336,781 ha | +63.7% |
| 2000 | 200,367 ha | -40.5% |
| 2001 | 109,804 ha | -45.2% |
| 2002 | 78,338 ha | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 90,842 ha | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 79,125 ha | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 93,346 ha | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 97,550 ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 66,073 ha | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 43,606 ha | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 52,064 ha | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 76,766 ha | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 63,000 ha | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 50,135 ha | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 39,248 ha | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 48,058 ha | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 64,624 ha | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 72,925 ha | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 74,597 ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 47,988 ha | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 41,370 ha | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 51,633 ha | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 62,120 ha | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 52,689 ha | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 50,450 ha | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 41,890 ha | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 314,865 ha | 275,149 ha | 361,282 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 261,107 ha | 238,460 ha | 293,581 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 197,663 ha | 166,781 ha | 240,777 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,398 ha | 98,539 ha | 336,781 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,112 ha | 43,606 ha | 200,367 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,871 ha | 39,248 ha | 76,766 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,756 ha | 41,890 ha | 62,120 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 17 Czechoslovakia 11,433 ha compare
- 18 Nepal 10,400 ha compare
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- Pulses, Total — Yield 2,075 kg/ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 490,870 t (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 14 kg/An (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 50.78 million t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 36,697 kg/ha (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 1.38 million ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Linseed — area harvested in European Union (27) was 41,890 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 361,282 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,248 ha in 2013.
- How does European Union (27) rank for linseed — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 15th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.