Linseed — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Linseed — Area harvested was 1,750 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,750 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 7,939 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1988.
That places New Zealand 32nd out of 64 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,443 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,353 ha | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 7,674 ha | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 7,939 ha | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 4,474 ha | -43.6% |
| 1966 | 3,200 ha | -28.5% |
| 1967 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 3,345 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 4,856 ha | +45.2% |
| 1970 | 4,856 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,000 ha | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,699 ha | -55.0% |
| 1975 | 6,880 ha | +154.9% |
| 1976 | 4,936 ha | -28.3% |
| 1977 | 4,409 ha | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 5,624 ha | +27.6% |
| 1979 | 3,500 ha | -37.8% |
| 1980 | 1,442 ha | -58.8% |
| 1981 | 1,500 ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,442 ha | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 440 ha | -69.5% |
| 1984 | 292 ha | -33.6% |
| 1985 | 125 ha | -57.2% |
| 1986 | 125 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 102 ha | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 100 ha | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 150 ha | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 129 ha | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 200 ha | +55.0% |
| 1992 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 424 ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 500 ha | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,200 ha | +140.0% |
| 2004 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,135 ha | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1,250 ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 1,294 ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,354 ha | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,324 ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,392 ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1,462 ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1,535 ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1,611 ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,692 ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,733 ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,679 ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,740 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,717 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,712 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,793 ha | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,741 ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,749 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,761 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,750 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,176 ha | 3,200 ha | 7,939 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,090 ha | 2,699 ha | 6,880 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 571.8 ha | 100 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 355.3 ha | 129 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,026 ha | 500 ha | 1,354 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,627 ha | 1,392 ha | 1,740 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,759 ha | 1,741 ha | 1,793 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Linseed — area harvested in New Zealand was 1,750 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,939 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1988.
- How does New Zealand rank for linseed — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.