Linseed — Production in USSR

USSR: Linseed — Production was 140,000 t in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
140,000 t
Change on year
down 28.9%
World rank
6th
of 63 countries
All-time high
607,000 t
in 1966
All-time low
140,000 t
in 1991
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Linseed — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1961197619911961: 440.0k t1962: 480.0k t1963: 420.0k t1964: 400.0k t1965: 449.0k t1966: 607.0k t1967: 519.0k t1968: 485.0k t1969: 451.0k t1970: 471.0k t1971: 464.0k t1972: 413.0k t1973: 407.0k t1974: 298.0k t1975: 347.0k t1976: 337.0k t1977: 290.0k t1978: 250.0k t1979: 254.0k t1980: 196.0k t1981: 195.0k t1982: 262.0k t1983: 259.0k t1984: 225.0k t1985: 169.0k t1986: 199.0k t1987: 228.0k t1988: 220.0k t1989: 227.0k t1990: 197.0k t1991: 140.0k t

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

Analysis

USSR recorded 140,000 t for linseed — production in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, linseed — production in USSR peaked at 607,000 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 140,000 t, in 1991.

That places USSR 6th out of 63 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Linseed — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Linseed — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 440,000 t —
1962 480,000 t +9.1%
1963 420,000 t -12.5%
1964 400,000 t -4.8%
1965 449,000 t +12.2%
1966 607,000 t +35.2%
1967 519,000 t -14.5%
1968 485,000 t -6.6%
1969 451,000 t -7.0%
1970 471,000 t +4.4%
1971 464,000 t -1.5%
1972 413,000 t -11.0%
1973 407,000 t -1.5%
1974 298,000 t -26.8%
1975 347,000 t +16.4%
1976 337,000 t -2.9%
1977 290,000 t -13.9%
1978 250,000 t -13.8%
1979 254,000 t +1.6%
1980 196,000 t -22.8%
1981 195,000 t -0.5%
1982 262,000 t +34.4%
1983 259,000 t -1.1%
1984 225,000 t -13.1%
1985 169,000 t -24.9%
1986 199,000 t +17.8%
1987 228,000 t +14.6%
1988 220,000 t -3.5%
1989 227,000 t +3.2%
1990 197,000 t -13.2%
1991 140,000 t -28.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 472,333 t 400,000 t 607,000 t 9
1970s 353,100 t 250,000 t 471,000 t 10
1980s 218,000 t 169,000 t 262,000 t 10
1990s 168,500 t 140,000 t 197,000 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 3 China 280,000 t compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 280,000 t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 188 t compare
  4. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 65.76 t
  5. 5 Canada 257,974 t compare
  6. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
  7. 7 India 112,693 t compare
  8. 8 Ethiopia 82,000 t
  9. 9 Ukraine 66,160 t

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is linseed — production in USSR?
Linseed — production in USSR was 140,000 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest linseed — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 607,000 t in 1966.
What is the lowest linseed — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 140,000 t in 1991.
How does USSR rank for linseed — production?
USSR ranks 6th out of 63 countries with data for 1991.
Is linseed — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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.