Linseed — Production in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Linseed — Production was 9,347 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9,347 t
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 63 countries
All-time high
58,423 t
in 1964
All-time low
2,034 t
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for linseed — production in Australia and New Zealand is 9,347 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 58,423 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2,034 t, in 1990.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Linseed — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 18,381 t
1962 34,106 t +85.6%
1963 41,041 t +20.3%
1964 58,423 t +42.4%
1965 12,374 t -78.8%
1966 18,472 t +49.3%
1967 17,350 t -6.1%
1968 25,578 t +47.4%
1969 46,839 t +83.1%
1970 42,785 t -8.7%
1971 22,229 t -48.0%
1972 22,688 t +2.1%
1973 26,324 t +16.0%
1974 39,249 t +49.1%
1975 26,072 t -33.6%
1976 26,259 t +0.7%
1977 36,692 t +39.7%
1978 24,090 t -34.3%
1979 21,353 t -11.4%
1980 10,419 t -51.2%
1981 9,033 t -13.3%
1982 5,377 t -40.5%
1983 5,203 t -3.2%
1984 6,298 t +21.0%
1985 12,339 t +95.9%
1986 7,391 t -40.1%
1987 7,981 t +8.0%
1988 3,200 t -59.9%
1989 3,766 t +17.7%
1990 2,034 t -46.0%
1991 4,502 t +121.3%
1992 5,851 t +30.0%
1993 4,451 t -23.9%
1994 9,500 t +113.4%
1995 6,700 t -29.5%
1996 16,018 t +139.1%
1997 8,000 t -50.1%
1998 9,800 t +22.5%
1999 11,000 t +12.2%
2000 10,200 t -7.3%
2001 10,100 t -1.0%
2002 10,000 t -1.0%
2003 8,800 t -12.0%
2004 9,800 t +11.4%
2005 11,782 t +20.2%
2006 9,900 t -16.0%
2007 8,938 t -9.7%
2008 10,057 t +12.5%
2009 9,962 t -0.9%
2010 10,022 t +0.6%
2011 10,082 t +0.6%
2012 9,142 t -9.3%
2013 8,202 t -10.3%
2014 8,269 t +0.8%
2015 8,355 t +1.0%
2016 8,275 t -1.0%
2017 8,308 t +0.4%
2018 9,382 t +12.9%
2019 8,322 t -11.3%
2020 8,352 t +0.4%
2021 8,352 t -0.0%
2022 9,342 t +11.9%
2023 9,349 t +0.1%
2024 9,347 t -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30,285 t 12,374 t 58,423 t 9
1970s 28,774 t 21,353 t 42,785 t 10
1980s 7,101 t 3,200 t 12,339 t 10
1990s 7,786 t 2,034 t 16,018 t 10
2000s 9,954 t 8,800 t 11,782 t 10
2010s 8,836 t 8,202 t 10,082 t 10
2020s 8,948 t 8,352 t 9,349 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 14 Argentina 24,998 t compare
  2. 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,420 t compare
  3. 16 Belgium 11,000 t compare
  4. 18 Nepal 9,136 t compare
  5. 19 Egypt 8,000 t compare
  6. 20 Australia 7,000 t compare
  7. 20 Belarus 7,000 t compare
  8. 20 Germany 7,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in Australia and New Zealand?
Linseed — production in Australia and New Zealand was 9,347 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 58,423 t in 1964.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2,034 t in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for linseed — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Linseed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Linseed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
91 places, 4,726 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.