Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Linseed — Area harvested was 6,070 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in Northern Africa is 6,070 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 55.1% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 30,781 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2,280 ha, in 2013.
That places Northern Africa 20th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,059 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,370 ha | -18.9% |
| 1963 | 19,944 ha | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 25,916 ha | +29.9% |
| 1965 | 26,857 ha | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 21,082 ha | -21.5% |
| 1967 | 16,108 ha | -23.6% |
| 1968 | 21,204 ha | +31.6% |
| 1969 | 22,283 ha | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 18,317 ha | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 14,762 ha | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 25,003 ha | +69.4% |
| 1973 | 21,543 ha | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 23,144 ha | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 27,084 ha | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 22,450 ha | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 26,838 ha | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 27,811 ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 30,781 ha | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 30,406 ha | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 24,000 ha | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 17,795 ha | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 18,285 ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 20,700 ha | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 18,780 ha | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 20,460 ha | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 17,200 ha | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 19,820 ha | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 19,920 ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 15,804 ha | -20.7% |
| 1991 | 21,280 ha | +34.6% |
| 1992 | 18,900 ha | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 16,000 ha | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 18,200 ha | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 18,926 ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 17,123 ha | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 18,028 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 18,432 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 18,834 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 18,702 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 18,521 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11,354 ha | -38.7% |
| 2003 | 15,340 ha | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 19,512 ha | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 17,238 ha | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 18,108 ha | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17,983 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10,643 ha | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 7,072 ha | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 4,834 ha | -31.6% |
| 2011 | 4,657 ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 5,126 ha | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 2,280 ha | -55.5% |
| 2014 | 3,793 ha | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 4,137 ha | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 6,100 ha | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 7,100 ha | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 6,074 ha | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 6,091 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,053 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,806 ha | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 10,788 ha | +124.5% |
| 2023 | 13,534 ha | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 6,070 ha | -55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,091 ha | 16,108 ha | 30,059 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,773 ha | 14,762 ha | 30,781 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,737 ha | 17,200 ha | 30,406 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,153 ha | 15,804 ha | 21,280 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,447 ha | 7,072 ha | 19,512 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,019 ha | 2,280 ha | 7,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,250 ha | 4,806 ha | 13,534 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 17 Czechoslovakia 11,433 ha compare
- 18 Nepal 10,400 ha compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 8,750 ha compare
- 20 Australia 7,000 ha compare
- 21 Egypt 5,000 ha compare
- 22 Bangladesh 4,565 ha compare
- 23 Brazil 4,435 ha compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.6785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.65 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 308,761 ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 8.19 million t (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield 29,350 kg/ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 279,075 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Linseed — area harvested in Northern Africa was 6,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30,781 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,280 ha in 2013.
- How does Northern Africa rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 20th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.