Linseed — Production in Europe

Europe: Linseed — Production was 1.35 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.35 million t
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
2nd
of 23 groups
All-time high
1.93 million t
in 2022
All-time low
141,120 t
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 1.35 million t for linseed — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 162.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in Europe peaked at 1.93 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 141,120 t, in 2002.

That places Europe 2nd out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Linseed — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 642,733 t —
1962 699,656 t +8.9%
1963 638,111 t -8.8%
1964 629,648 t -1.3%
1965 664,431 t +5.5%
1966 824,954 t +24.2%
1967 731,373 t -11.3%
1968 653,474 t -10.7%
1969 637,121 t -2.5%
1970 649,356 t +1.9%
1971 693,626 t +6.8%
1972 601,649 t -13.3%
1973 569,695 t -5.3%
1974 451,689 t -20.7%
1975 516,127 t +14.3%
1976 518,302 t +0.4%
1977 459,165 t -11.4%
1978 441,747 t -3.8%
1979 408,475 t -7.5%
1980 334,079 t -18.2%
1981 314,522 t -5.9%
1982 386,677 t +22.9%
1983 355,793 t -8.0%
1984 343,028 t -3.6%
1985 308,004 t -10.2%
1986 327,204 t +6.2%
1987 376,975 t +15.2%
1988 384,373 t +2.0%
1989 396,528 t +3.2%
1990 391,993 t -1.1%
1991 395,435 t +0.9%
1992 480,916 t +21.6%
1993 378,208 t -21.4%
1994 271,012 t -28.3%
1995 287,915 t +6.2%
1996 281,263 t -2.3%
1997 320,925 t +14.1%
1998 444,936 t +38.6%
1999 632,870 t +42.2%
2000 278,550 t -56.0%
2001 204,162 t -26.7%
2002 141,120 t -30.9%
2003 200,596 t +42.1%
2004 217,197 t +8.3%
2005 283,508 t +30.5%
2006 319,361 t +12.6%
2007 201,510 t -36.9%
2008 210,985 t +4.7%
2009 273,986 t +29.9%
2010 399,580 t +45.8%
2011 656,200 t +64.2%
2012 498,717 t -24.0%
2013 455,881 t -8.6%
2014 515,758 t +13.1%
2015 728,517 t +41.3%
2016 918,786 t +26.1%
2017 816,638 t -11.1%
2018 707,809 t -13.3%
2019 785,020 t +10.9%
2020 954,662 t +21.6%
2021 1.53 million t +60.0%
2022 1.93 million t +26.5%
2023 1.41 million t -27.0%
2024 1.35 million t -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 680,167 t 629,648 t 824,954 t 9
1970s 530,983 t 408,475 t 693,626 t 10
1980s 352,718 t 308,004 t 396,528 t 10
1990s 388,547 t 271,012 t 632,870 t 10
2000s 233,098 t 141,120 t 319,361 t 10
2010s 648,291 t 399,580 t 918,786 t 10
2020s 1.44 million t 954,662 t 1.93 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 Russian Federation 1.18 million t compare
  2. 2 Kazakhstan 759,591 t compare
  3. 3 China 280,000 t compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 280,000 t compare
  5. 3 Türkiye 188 t compare
  6. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 65.76 t compare
  7. 5 Canada 257,974 t compare
  8. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in Europe?
Linseed — production in Europe was 1.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.93 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 141,120 t in 2002.
How does Europe rank for linseed — production?
Europe ranks 2nd out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 162.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe 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.