Linseed — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Linseed — Production was 37,268 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
37,268 t
Change on year
down 11.8%
Rank
17th
of 23 groups
All-time high
338,943 t
in 1999
All-time low
12 t
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 37,268 t for linseed — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in Northern Europe peaked at 338,943 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12 t, in 1982.

Northern Europe ranks 17th of 23 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 4,797 t —
1962 3,209 t -33.1%
1963 2,916 t -9.1%
1964 3,451 t +18.3%
1965 2,318 t -32.8%
1966 325 t -86.0%
1967 127 t -60.9%
1968 31 t -75.6%
1969 165 t +432.3%
1970 196 t +18.8%
1971 115 t -41.3%
1972 54 t -53.0%
1973 61 t +13.0%
1974 146 t +139.3%
1975 146 t +0.0%
1976 110 t -24.7%
1977 36 t -67.3%
1978 30 t -16.7%
1979 40 t +33.3%
1980 127 t +217.5%
1981 100 t -21.3%
1982 12 t -88.0%
1983 91 t +658.3%
1984 3,050 t +3251.6%
1985 4,154 t +36.2%
1986 8,050 t +93.8%
1987 11,060 t +37.4%
1988 29,070 t +162.8%
1989 34,060 t +17.2%
1990 70,080 t +105.8%
1991 162,680 t +132.1%
1992 229,857 t +41.3%
1993 185,748 t -19.2%
1994 76,627 t -58.7%
1995 83,204 t +8.6%
1996 94,095 t +13.1%
1997 120,190 t +27.7%
1998 151,728 t +26.2%
1999 338,943 t +123.4%
2000 53,687 t -84.2%
2001 42,382 t -21.1%
2002 24,868 t -41.3%
2003 66,095 t +165.8%
2004 65,726 t -0.6%
2005 103,060 t +56.8%
2006 57,089 t -44.6%
2007 24,722 t -56.7%
2008 35,455 t +43.4%
2009 73,640 t +107.7%
2010 96,843 t +31.5%
2011 96,270 t -0.6%
2012 54,852 t -43.0%
2013 72,410 t +32.0%
2014 51,368 t -29.1%
2015 43,851 t -14.6%
2016 65,440 t +49.2%
2017 55,072 t -15.8%
2018 48,294 t -12.3%
2019 32,180 t -33.4%
2020 62,154 t +93.1%
2021 78,148 t +25.7%
2022 58,891 t -24.6%
2023 42,274 t -28.2%
2024 37,268 t -11.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Linseed — Production in Northern Europe 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
1984 +3251.6% 91 t 3,050 t
1983 +658.3% 12 t 91 t
1969 +432.3% 31 t 165 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,927 t 31 t 4,797 t 9
1970s 93.4 t 30 t 196 t 10
1980s 8,977 t 12 t 34,060 t 10
1990s 151,315 t 70,080 t 338,943 t 10
2000s 54,672 t 24,722 t 103,060 t 10
2010s 61,658 t 32,180 t 96,843 t 10
2020s 55,747 t 37,268 t 78,148 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 14 Argentina 24,998 t compare
  2. 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,420 t compare
  3. 16 Belgium 11,000 t compare
  4. 17 Australia and New Zealand 9,347 t compare
  5. 18 Nepal 9,136 t compare
  6. 19 Egypt 8,000 t compare
  7. 20 Australia 7,000 t compare
  8. 20 Belarus 7,000 t compare
  9. 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 Europe?
Linseed — production in Northern Europe was 37,268 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 338,943 t in 1999.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 12 t in 1982.
How does Northern Europe rank for linseed — production?
Northern Europe ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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.