Linseed — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Linseed — Production was 68,720 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
68,720 t
Change on year
down 17.3%
Rank
14th
of 23 groups
All-time high
300,184 t
in 1999
All-time low
48,159 t
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, linseed — production in European Union (27) stood at 68,720 t.

That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in European Union (27) peaked at 300,184 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 48,159 t, in 2008.

That places European Union (27) 14th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Linseed — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 188,520 t —
1962 204,784 t +8.6%
1963 202,841 t -0.9%
1964 211,199 t +4.1%
1965 202,418 t -4.2%
1966 208,326 t +2.9%
1967 199,109 t -4.4%
1968 154,534 t -22.4%
1969 167,018 t +8.1%
1970 166,125 t -0.5%
1971 215,542 t +29.7%
1972 178,082 t -17.4%
1973 149,052 t -16.3%
1974 143,171 t -3.9%
1975 158,086 t +10.4%
1976 171,174 t +8.3%
1977 154,249 t -9.9%
1978 175,760 t +13.9%
1979 139,699 t -20.5%
1980 126,695 t -9.3%
1981 105,851 t -16.5%
1982 109,623 t +3.6%
1983 81,808 t -25.4%
1984 102,755 t +25.6%
1985 119,850 t +16.6%
1986 108,611 t -9.4%
1987 128,395 t +18.2%
1988 123,002 t -4.2%
1989 119,857 t -2.6%
1990 108,606 t -9.4%
1991 79,368 t -26.9%
1992 122,835 t +54.8%
1993 108,377 t -11.8%
1994 129,474 t +19.5%
1995 133,369 t +3.0%
1996 142,911 t +7.2%
1997 182,627 t +27.8%
1998 273,420 t +49.7%
1999 300,184 t +9.8%
2000 184,296 t -38.6%
2001 113,760 t -38.3%
2002 79,473 t -30.1%
2003 89,501 t +12.6%
2004 92,188 t +3.0%
2005 114,331 t +24.0%
2006 123,446 t +8.0%
2007 78,417 t -36.5%
2008 48,159 t -38.6%
2009 69,533 t +44.4%
2010 91,916 t +32.2%
2011 83,240 t -9.4%
2012 64,937 t -22.0%
2013 54,593 t -15.9%
2014 57,206 t +4.8%
2015 92,431 t +61.6%
2016 98,503 t +6.6%
2017 105,486 t +7.1%
2018 75,632 t -28.3%
2019 74,281 t -1.8%
2020 86,052 t +15.8%
2021 106,876 t +24.2%
2022 83,268 t -22.1%
2023 83,120 t -0.2%
2024 68,720 t -17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 193,194 t 154,534 t 211,199 t 9
1970s 165,094 t 139,699 t 215,542 t 10
1980s 112,645 t 81,808 t 128,395 t 10
1990s 158,117 t 79,368 t 300,184 t 10
2000s 99,310 t 48,159 t 184,296 t 10
2010s 79,822 t 54,593 t 105,486 t 10
2020s 85,607 t 68,720 t 106,876 t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 11 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare
  2. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,038 t compare
  3. 13 Afghanistan 27,819 t compare
  4. 14 Argentina 24,998 t compare
  5. 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,420 t compare
  6. 16 Belgium 11,000 t compare
  7. 17 Australia and New Zealand 9,347 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in European Union (27)?
Linseed — production in European Union (27) was 68,720 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 300,184 t in 1999.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 48,159 t in 2008.
How does European Union (27) rank for linseed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.