Linseed — Production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Linseed — Production was 83,159 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, linseed — production in Eastern Africa stood at 83,159 t.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 170,936 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15,490 t, in 1977.
That places Eastern Africa 13th out of 23 groups 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 — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,450 t | — |
| 1962 | 52,730 t | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 53,240 t | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 54,340 t | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 55,640 t | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 55,640 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 56,740 t | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 58,440 t | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 60,340 t | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 62,340 t | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 64,640 t | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 67,040 t | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 46,540 t | -30.6% |
| 1974 | 19,130 t | -58.9% |
| 1975 | 31,180 t | +63.0% |
| 1976 | 18,730 t | -39.9% |
| 1977 | 15,490 t | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 18,360 t | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 21,433 t | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 27,457 t | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 26,058 t | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 36,506 t | +40.1% |
| 1983 | 35,772 t | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 34,127 t | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 38,671 t | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 36,653 t | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 29,700 t | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 23,827 t | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 19,820 t | -16.8% |
| 1990 | 34,997 t | +76.6% |
| 1991 | 35,100 t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 35,900 t | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 36,303 t | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 46,619 t | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 58,281 t | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 123,583 t | +112.0% |
| 1997 | 67,688 t | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 45,313 t | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 36,520 t | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 33,122 t | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 65,569 t | +98.0% |
| 2002 | 52,040 t | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 77,986 t | +49.9% |
| 2004 | 78,394 t | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 152,817 t | +94.9% |
| 2006 | 127,232 t | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 109,476 t | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 170,936 t | +56.1% |
| 2009 | 152,193 t | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 66,670 t | -56.2% |
| 2011 | 113,932 t | +70.9% |
| 2012 | 123,290 t | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 89,163 t | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 84,293 t | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 98,759 t | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 89,073 t | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 89,365 t | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97,841 t | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 80,852 t | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 81,613 t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 82,388 t | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 46,226 t | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 82,158 t | +77.7% |
| 2024 | 83,159 t | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,396 t | 51,450 t | 60,340 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,488 t | 15,490 t | 67,040 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,859 t | 19,820 t | 38,671 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,030 t | 34,997 t | 123,583 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,977 t | 33,122 t | 170,936 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,324 t | 66,670 t | 123,290 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,109 t | 46,226 t | 83,159 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 10 France 39,620 t compare
- 11 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,038 t compare
- 13 Afghanistan 27,819 t compare
- 14 Argentina 24,998 t compare
- 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,420 t compare
- 16 Belgium 11,000 t compare
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- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -0.4089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 7.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.2198 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — production in Eastern Africa?
- Linseed — production in Eastern Africa was 83,159 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 170,936 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,490 t in 1977.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for linseed — production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 13th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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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.