Linseed — Production in South America

South America: Linseed — Production was 36,474 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
36,474 t
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
10th
of 18 regions
All-time high
966,155 t
in 1978
All-time low
21,544 t
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in South America, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for linseed — production in South America is 36,474 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in South America peaked at 966,155 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 21,544 t, in 2019.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 790,587 t 597,852 t 962,979 t 9
1970s 605,220 t 331,956 t 966,155 t 10
1980s 613,819 t 440,915 t 792,458 t 10
1990s 230,000 t 82,870 t 538,689 t 10
2000s 42,546 t 22,724 t 72,635 t 10
2010s 35,465 t 21,544 t 55,019 t 10
2020s 34,447 t 25,378 t 42,313 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 7 India 112,693 t compare
  2. 8 Ethiopia 82,000 t compare
  3. 9 Ukraine 66,160 t compare
  4. 10 France 39,620 t compare
  5. 11 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare
  6. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,038 t compare
  7. 13 Afghanistan 27,819 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

More agriculture & rural data for South America

All data for South America →

Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in South America?
Linseed — production in South America was 36,474 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 966,155 t in 1978.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 21,544 t in 2019.
How does South America rank for linseed — production?
South America ranks 10th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Linseed — Production in South America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/linseed-production/south-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/linseed-production/south-america/">Linseed — Production in South America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.