Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Linseed — Area harvested was 21,826 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 8,750 ha compare
- 20 Australia 7,000 ha compare
- 21 Egypt 5,000 ha compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 21 kg/An (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production 14.31 million t (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 73,100 kg/ha (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 195,749 ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks 38.24 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17.74 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 367,371 t (2024)
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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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.