Linseed — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Linseed — Production was 154,782 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
154,782 t
Change on year
down 27.3%
Rank
9th
of 23 groups
All-time high
661,258 t
in 1976
All-time low
139,554 t
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Linseed — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 154,782 t for linseed — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in Southern Asia peaked at 661,258 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 139,554 t, in 2016.

Southern Asia ranks 9th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Linseed — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 441,210 t —
1962 506,690 t +14.8%
1963 477,236 t -5.8%
1964 422,894 t -11.4%
1965 540,704 t +27.9%
1966 378,150 t -30.1%
1967 304,550 t -19.5%
1968 483,660 t +58.8%
1969 375,850 t -22.3%
1970 515,450 t +37.1%
1971 514,683 t -0.1%
1972 576,529 t +12.0%
1973 482,800 t -16.3%
1974 563,846 t +16.8%
1975 625,986 t +11.0%
1976 661,258 t +5.6%
1977 483,160 t -26.9%
1978 594,903 t +23.1%
1979 604,255 t +1.6%
1980 337,064 t -44.2%
1981 492,508 t +46.1%
1982 552,904 t +12.3%
1983 452,459 t -18.2%
1984 526,799 t +16.4%
1985 463,576 t -12.0%
1986 458,030 t -1.2%
1987 401,018 t -12.4%
1988 477,957 t +19.2%
1989 446,370 t -6.6%
1990 406,850 t -8.9%
1991 416,209 t +2.3%
1992 370,391 t -11.0%
1993 357,408 t -3.5%
1994 406,050 t +13.6%
1995 401,695 t -1.1%
1996 364,581 t -9.2%
1997 384,298 t +5.4%
1998 311,067 t -19.1%
1999 333,102 t +7.1%
2000 262,912 t -21.1%
2001 223,952 t -14.8%
2002 229,571 t +2.5%
2003 197,464 t -14.0%
2004 217,003 t +9.9%
2005 191,918 t -11.6%
2006 191,266 t -0.3%
2007 187,274 t -2.1%
2008 180,830 t -3.4%
2009 186,668 t +3.2%
2010 168,854 t -9.5%
2011 162,723 t -3.6%
2012 164,858 t +1.3%
2013 165,821 t +0.6%
2014 164,732 t -0.7%
2015 175,031 t +6.3%
2016 139,554 t -20.3%
2017 221,193 t +58.5%
2018 230,593 t +4.2%
2019 172,074 t -25.4%
2020 170,918 t -0.7%
2021 160,772 t -5.9%
2022 172,599 t +7.4%
2023 212,976 t +23.4%
2024 154,782 t -27.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 436,772 t 304,550 t 540,704 t 9
1970s 562,287 t 482,800 t 661,258 t 10
1980s 460,868 t 337,064 t 552,904 t 10
1990s 375,165 t 311,067 t 416,209 t 10
2000s 206,886 t 180,830 t 262,912 t 10
2010s 176,543 t 139,554 t 230,593 t 10
2020s 174,409 t 154,782 t 212,976 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 6 USSR 140,000 t compare
  2. 7 India 112,693 t compare
  3. 8 Ethiopia 82,000 t compare
  4. 9 Ukraine 66,160 t compare
  5. 10 France 39,620 t compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare
  7. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,038 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in Southern Asia?
Linseed — production in Southern Asia was 154,782 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 661,258 t in 1976.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 139,554 t in 2016.
How does Southern Asia rank for linseed — production?
Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.