Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Linseed — Area harvested was 21,826 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
21,826 ha
Change on year
down 17.0%
Rank
18th
of 23 groups
All-time high
264,967 ha
in 1999
All-time low
25 ha
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in Northern Europe is 21,826 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 264,967 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25 ha, in 1982.

That places Northern Europe 18th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 4,795 ha
1962 3,559 ha -25.8%
1963 2,795 ha -21.5%
1964 2,864 ha +2.5%
1965 1,833 ha -36.0%
1966 288 ha -84.3%
1967 198 ha -31.2%
1968 131 ha -33.8%
1969 371 ha +183.2%
1970 132 ha -64.4%
1971 85 ha -35.6%
1972 51 ha -40.0%
1973 46 ha -9.8%
1974 149 ha +223.9%
1975 133 ha -10.7%
1976 106 ha -20.3%
1977 71 ha -33.0%
1978 41 ha -42.3%
1979 50 ha +22.0%
1980 134 ha +168.0%
1981 119 ha -11.2%
1982 25 ha -79.0%
1983 90 ha +260.0%
1984 2,070 ha +2200.0%
1985 3,100 ha +49.8%
1986 6,090 ha +96.5%
1987 8,080 ha +32.7%
1988 15,090 ha +86.8%
1989 17,470 ha +15.8%
1990 33,800 ha +93.5%
1991 91,969 ha +172.1%
1992 174,775 ha +90.0%
1993 155,493 ha -11.0%
1994 70,456 ha -54.7%
1995 73,531 ha +4.4%
1996 66,655 ha -9.4%
1997 94,045 ha +41.1%
1998 125,932 ha +33.9%
1999 264,967 ha +110.4%
2000 96,353 ha -63.6%
2001 46,950 ha -51.3%
2002 26,480 ha -43.6%
2003 47,105 ha +77.9%
2004 43,357 ha -8.0%
2005 61,131 ha +41.0%
2006 43,113 ha -29.5%
2007 16,315 ha -62.2%
2008 20,612 ha +26.3%
2009 39,968 ha +93.9%
2010 64,774 ha +62.1%
2011 53,591 ha -17.3%
2012 37,870 ha -29.3%
2013 40,300 ha +6.4%
2014 22,584 ha -44.0%
2015 23,417 ha +3.7%
2016 36,520 ha +56.0%
2017 32,046 ha -12.3%
2018 30,080 ha -6.1%
2019 18,330 ha -39.1%
2020 36,595 ha +99.6%
2021 46,417 ha +26.8%
2022 34,549 ha -25.6%
2023 26,304 ha -23.9%
2024 21,826 ha -17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,870 ha 131 ha 4,795 ha 9
1970s 86.4 ha 41 ha 149 ha 10
1980s 5,227 ha 25 ha 17,470 ha 10
1990s 115,162 ha 33,800 ha 264,967 ha 10
2000s 44,138 ha 16,315 ha 96,353 ha 10
2010s 35,951 ha 18,330 ha 64,774 ha 10
2020s 33,138 ha 21,826 ha 46,417 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17,736 ha compare
  2. 16 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,003 ha compare
  3. 17 Czechoslovakia 11,433 ha compare
  4. 18 Nepal 10,400 ha compare
  5. 19 Australia and New Zealand 8,750 ha compare
  6. 20 Australia 7,000 ha compare
  7. 21 Egypt 5,000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — area harvested in Northern Europe?
Linseed — area harvested in Northern Europe was 21,826 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 264,967 ha in 1999.
What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 25 ha in 1982.
How does Northern Europe rank for linseed — area harvested?
Northern Europe ranks 18th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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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Indicator
Linseed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 4,756 data points, 1961–2024
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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.