Linseed — Area harvested in Romania
Romania: Linseed — Area harvested was 1,280 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1,280 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Romania peaked at 84,900 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 65 ha, in 2005.
That places Romania 35th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 30,500 ha | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 37,600 ha | +23.3% |
| 1964 | 46,900 ha | +24.7% |
| 1965 | 51,030 ha | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 54,400 ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 63,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 66,366 ha | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 71,986 ha | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 78,676 ha | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 84,100 ha | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 83,500 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 84,500 ha | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 82,500 ha | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 83,100 ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 84,900 ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 80,400 ha | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 75,400 ha | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 83,600 ha | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 82,200 ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 83,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 80,400 ha | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 75,400 ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 50,100 ha | -33.6% |
| 1985 | 76,900 ha | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 76,400 ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 75,800 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 74,300 ha | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 78,600 ha | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 49,900 ha | -36.5% |
| 1991 | 47,603 ha | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 25,790 ha | -45.8% |
| 1993 | 37,699 ha | +46.2% |
| 1994 | 11,042 ha | -70.7% |
| 1995 | 6,594 ha | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 7,313 ha | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 8,980 ha | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 2,504 ha | -72.1% |
| 1999 | 2,019 ha | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 1,347 ha | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 1,220 ha | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 2,204 ha | +80.7% |
| 2003 | 1,561 ha | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 1,407 ha | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 65 ha | -95.4% |
| 2006 | 290 ha | +346.2% |
| 2007 | 473 ha | +63.1% |
| 2008 | 313 ha | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 838 ha | +167.7% |
| 2010 | 1,608 ha | +91.9% |
| 2011 | 1,447 ha | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 2,953 ha | +104.1% |
| 2013 | 3,042 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,621 ha | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 2,177 ha | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 1,904 ha | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 2,160 ha | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 2,080 ha | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3,080 ha | +48.1% |
| 2020 | 1,510 ha | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 2,110 ha | +39.7% |
| 2022 | 1,840 ha | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 1,560 ha | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 1,280 ha | -17.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1,280 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 695 ha, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1,280 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 610 ha, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — Area harvested in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +346.2% | 65 ha | 290 ha |
| 2009 | +167.7% | 313 ha | 838 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,009 ha | 27,800 ha | 71,986 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 82,068 ha | 75,400 ha | 84,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,310 ha | 50,100 ha | 83,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,944 ha | 2,019 ha | 49,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 971.8 ha | 65 ha | 2,204 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,207 ha | 1,447 ha | 3,080 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,660 ha | 1,280 ha | 2,110 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Romania?
- Linseed — area harvested in Romania was 1,280 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 84,900 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 ha in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.