Linseed — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Linseed — Area harvested was 17,736 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 17,736 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 209,182 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1985 | 3,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 6,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 15,000 ha | +87.5% |
| 1989 | 17,400 ha | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 33,700 ha | +93.7% |
| 1991 | 91,859 ha | +172.6% |
| 1992 | 144,467 ha | +57.3% |
| 1993 | 149,643 ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 57,927 ha | -61.3% |
| 1995 | 53,551 ha | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 48,778 ha | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 73,061 ha | +49.8% |
| 1998 | 99,477 ha | +36.2% |
| 1999 | 209,182 ha | +110.3% |
| 2000 | 71,699 ha | -65.7% |
| 2001 | 30,390 ha | -57.6% |
| 2002 | 11,861 ha | -61.0% |
| 2003 | 31,952 ha | +169.4% |
| 2004 | 29,443 ha | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 45,214 ha | +53.6% |
| 2006 | 32,596 ha | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 10,958 ha | -66.4% |
| 2008 | 16,078 ha | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 28,782 ha | +79.0% |
| 2010 | 43,838 ha | +52.3% |
| 2011 | 36,453 ha | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 27,788 ha | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 34,498 ha | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 14,538 ha | -57.9% |
| 2015 | 15,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 27,000 ha | +80.0% |
| 2017 | 26,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 25,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 15,000 ha | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 32,785 ha | +118.6% |
| 2021 | 40,907 ha | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 27,829 ha | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 20,734 ha | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 17,736 ha | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,140 ha | 0 ha | 17,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,164 ha | 33,700 ha | 209,182 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,897 ha | 10,958 ha | 71,699 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,512 ha | 14,538 ha | 43,838 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,998 ha | 17,736 ha | 40,907 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Linseed — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 17,736 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 209,182 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for linseed — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.