Linseed — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Linseed — Production was 11,100 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,100 t
Change on year
down 43.7%
Rank
19th
of 23 groups
All-time high
39,800 t
in 1984
All-time low
4,341 t
in 2013
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 11,100 t for linseed — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 43.7% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in Northern Africa peaked at 39,800 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4,341 t, in 2013.

Northern Africa ranks 19th of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Linseed — Production in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 17,617 t —
1962 18,083 t +2.6%
1963 17,740 t -1.9%
1964 21,595 t +21.7%
1965 19,379 t -10.3%
1966 16,190 t -16.5%
1967 12,919 t -20.2%
1968 19,175 t +48.4%
1969 21,500 t +12.1%
1970 19,180 t -10.8%
1971 14,260 t -25.7%
1972 28,290 t +98.4%
1973 23,660 t -16.4%
1974 27,236 t +15.1%
1975 30,948 t +13.6%
1976 26,305 t -15.0%
1977 32,677 t +24.2%
1978 34,914 t +6.8%
1979 37,385 t +7.1%
1980 37,504 t +0.3%
1981 30,340 t -19.1%
1982 21,775 t -28.2%
1983 24,257 t +11.4%
1984 39,800 t +64.1%
1985 24,800 t -37.7%
1986 33,900 t +36.7%
1987 28,000 t -17.4%
1988 33,100 t +18.2%
1989 32,200 t -2.7%
1990 25,300 t -21.4%
1991 32,400 t +28.1%
1992 24,948 t -23.0%
1993 26,500 t +6.2%
1994 27,700 t +4.5%
1995 27,032 t -2.4%
1996 27,543 t +1.9%
1997 28,571 t +3.7%
1998 31,601 t +10.6%
1999 34,631 t +9.6%
2000 34,598 t -0.1%
2001 34,470 t -0.4%
2002 19,591 t -43.2%
2003 26,913 t +37.4%
2004 35,222 t +30.9%
2005 32,631 t -7.4%
2006 31,517 t -3.4%
2007 31,390 t -0.4%
2008 16,901 t -46.2%
2009 11,887 t -29.7%
2010 8,153 t -31.4%
2011 7,662 t -6.0%
2012 8,125 t +6.0%
2013 4,341 t -46.6%
2014 7,042 t +62.2%
2015 7,849 t +11.5%
2016 10,926 t +39.2%
2017 11,700 t +7.1%
2018 23,112 t +97.5%
2019 21,194 t -8.3%
2020 21,160 t -0.2%
2021 8,135 t -61.6%
2022 16,182 t +98.9%
2023 19,707 t +21.8%
2024 11,100 t -43.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,244 t 12,919 t 21,595 t 9
1970s 27,486 t 14,260 t 37,385 t 10
1980s 30,568 t 21,775 t 39,800 t 10
1990s 28,623 t 24,948 t 34,631 t 10
2000s 27,512 t 11,887 t 35,222 t 10
2010s 11,011 t 4,341 t 23,112 t 10
2020s 15,257 t 8,135 t 21,160 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 16 Belgium 11,000 t compare
  2. 17 Australia and New Zealand 9,347 t compare
  3. 18 Nepal 9,136 t compare
  4. 19 Egypt 8,000 t compare
  5. 20 Australia 7,000 t compare
  6. 20 Belarus 7,000 t compare
  7. 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 Northern Africa?
Linseed — production in Northern Africa was 11,100 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 39,800 t in 1984.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 4,341 t in 2013.
How does Northern Africa rank for linseed — production?
Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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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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.