Linseed — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Linseed — Area harvested was 660 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 660 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 35,599 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 40 ha, in 2018.
That places Southern Europe 21st 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,880 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,225 ha | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 20,124 ha | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 14,179 ha | -29.5% |
| 1965 | 11,771 ha | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 12,243 ha | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 12,710 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 9,633 ha | -24.2% |
| 1969 | 5,402 ha | -43.9% |
| 1970 | 3,726 ha | -31.0% |
| 1971 | 3,357 ha | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 5,847 ha | +74.2% |
| 1973 | 5,129 ha | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 4,309 ha | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 4,756 ha | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 7,704 ha | +62.0% |
| 1977 | 12,729 ha | +65.2% |
| 1978 | 4,867 ha | -61.8% |
| 1979 | 3,083 ha | -36.7% |
| 1980 | 1,908 ha | -38.1% |
| 1981 | 1,762 ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 1,295 ha | -26.5% |
| 1983 | 806 ha | -37.8% |
| 1984 | 738 ha | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 867 ha | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 1,131 ha | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 1,041 ha | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 614 ha | -41.0% |
| 1989 | 639 ha | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 585 ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,875 ha | +220.5% |
| 1992 | 1,548 ha | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 827 ha | -46.6% |
| 1994 | 1,192 ha | +44.1% |
| 1995 | 14,520 ha | +1118.1% |
| 1996 | 21,371 ha | +47.2% |
| 1997 | 25,000 ha | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 35,599 ha | +42.4% |
| 1999 | 28,000 ha | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 23,526 ha | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 14,145 ha | -39.9% |
| 2002 | 14,145 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,145 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,000 ha | -36.4% |
| 2005 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,433 ha | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 9,250 ha | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 8,020 ha | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 5,593 ha | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 3,033 ha | -45.8% |
| 2011 | 3,013 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,022 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,008 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,009 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,011 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,017 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,013 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40 ha | -98.7% |
| 2019 | 60 ha | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 80 ha | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 380 ha | +375.0% |
| 2022 | 960 ha | +152.6% |
| 2023 | 970 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 660 ha | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,796 ha | 5,402 ha | 24,880 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,551 ha | 3,083 ha | 12,729 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,080 ha | 614 ha | 1,908 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,052 ha | 585 ha | 35,599 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,826 ha | 5,593 ha | 23,526 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,423 ha | 40 ha | 3,033 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 610 ha | 80 ha | 970 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 45,919 ha (2024)
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- Cereals, primary — Yield 4,482 kg/ha (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 2.06 million t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 15,696 g/An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Linseed — area harvested in Southern Europe was 660 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,599 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 ha in 2018.
- How does Southern Europe rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.