Linseed — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Linseed — Production was 280,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
280,000 t
Change on year
up 7.7%
Rank
8th
of 23 groups
All-time high
553,364 t
in 1996
All-time low
23,340 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 280,000 t for linseed — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 553,364 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23,340 t, in 1961.

That places Eastern Asia 8th 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 Asia, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 23,340 t —
1962 25,490 t +9.2%
1963 25,950 t +1.8%
1964 25,650 t -1.2%
1965 27,040 t +5.4%
1966 25,650 t -5.1%
1967 26,380 t +2.8%
1968 28,200 t +6.9%
1969 30,000 t +6.4%
1970 32,000 t +6.7%
1971 34,000 t +6.2%
1972 36,000 t +5.9%
1973 37,000 t +2.8%
1974 37,000 t +0.0%
1975 38,000 t +2.7%
1976 40,000 t +5.3%
1977 40,000 t +0.0%
1978 50,000 t +25.0%
1979 70,000 t +40.0%
1980 80,000 t +14.3%
1981 85,000 t +6.2%
1982 95,000 t +11.8%
1983 93,000 t -2.1%
1984 95,000 t +2.2%
1985 108,000 t +13.7%
1986 128,000 t +18.5%
1987 444,179 t +247.0%
1988 521,718 t +17.5%
1989 399,630 t -23.4%
1990 535,122 t +33.9%
1991 510,000 t -4.7%
1992 500,000 t -2.0%
1993 440,000 t -12.0%
1994 511,400 t +16.2%
1995 363,846 t -28.9%
1996 553,364 t +52.1%
1997 393,202 t -28.9%
1998 523,429 t +33.1%
1999 404,000 t -22.8%
2000 343,748 t -14.9%
2001 252,645 t -26.5%
2002 409,000 t +61.9%
2003 450,000 t +10.0%
2004 460,000 t +2.2%
2005 475,000 t +3.3%
2006 480,000 t +1.1%
2007 268,301 t -44.1%
2008 349,655 t +30.3%
2009 318,135 t -9.0%
2010 352,812 t +10.9%
2011 358,641 t +1.7%
2012 390,505 t +8.9%
2013 398,809 t +2.1%
2014 387,000 t -3.0%
2015 399,620 t +3.3%
2016 368,541 t -7.8%
2017 363,000 t -1.5%
2018 366,000 t +0.8%
2019 340,000 t -7.1%
2020 330,000 t -2.9%
2021 340,000 t +3.0%
2022 270,000 t -20.6%
2023 260,000 t -3.7%
2024 280,000 t +7.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Linseed — Production in Eastern Asia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +247.0% 128,000 t 444,179 t
2002 +61.9% 252,645 t 409,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26,411 t 23,340 t 30,000 t 9
1970s 41,400 t 32,000 t 70,000 t 10
1980s 204,953 t 80,000 t 521,718 t 10
1990s 473,436 t 363,846 t 553,364 t 10
2000s 380,648 t 252,645 t 480,000 t 10
2010s 372,493 t 340,000 t 399,620 t 10
2020s 296,000 t 260,000 t 340,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 5 Canada 257,974 t compare
  2. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
  3. 6 USSR 140,000 t compare
  4. 7 India 112,693 t compare
  5. 8 Ethiopia 82,000 t compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 66,160 t compare
  7. 10 France 39,620 t compare
  8. 11 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in Eastern Asia?
Linseed — production in Eastern Asia was 280,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 553,364 t in 1996.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 23,340 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for linseed — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.