Oil of linseed — Production in Africa
Africa: Oil of linseed — Production was 38,014 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of linseed — Production in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, oil of linseed — production in Africa stood at 38,014 t.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Africa peaked at 68,861 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,144 t, in 1963.
Africa ranks 14th of 24 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.
Oil of linseed — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,917 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,627 t | -11.8% |
| 1963 | 7,144 t | -25.8% |
| 1964 | 10,791 t | +51.0% |
| 1965 | 14,284 t | +32.4% |
| 1966 | 16,099 t | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 14,842 t | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 21,276 t | +43.4% |
| 1969 | 21,093 t | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 23,118 t | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 23,283 t | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 25,229 t | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 18,183 t | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 8,681 t | -52.3% |
| 1975 | 14,235 t | +64.0% |
| 1976 | 10,112 t | -29.0% |
| 1977 | 10,843 t | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 11,271 t | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 11,908 t | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 12,791 t | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 11,445 t | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 15,520 t | +35.6% |
| 1983 | 13,321 t | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 16,712 t | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 17,016 t | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 17,853 t | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 15,600 t | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 12,210 t | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 12,708 t | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 18,467 t | +45.3% |
| 1991 | 19,544 t | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 21,135 t | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 19,624 t | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 24,226 t | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 25,031 t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 47,376 t | +89.3% |
| 1997 | 31,282 t | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 26,386 t | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 27,698 t | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 29,142 t | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 38,892 t | +33.5% |
| 2002 | 32,484 t | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 37,370 t | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 33,410 t | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 64,433 t | +92.9% |
| 2006 | 59,958 t | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 54,181 t | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 68,861 t | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 61,663 t | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 46,267 t | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 33,819 t | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 47,380 t | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 46,510 t | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 37,292 t | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 37,152 t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41,924 t | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 40,000 t | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 43,542 t | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 39,662 t | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 35,859 t | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 36,193 t | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 36,199 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38,014 t | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,008 t | 7,144 t | 21,276 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,686 t | 8,681 t | 25,229 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,518 t | 11,445 t | 17,853 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,077 t | 18,467 t | 47,376 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,039 t | 29,142 t | 68,861 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,355 t | 33,819 t | 47,380 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,566 t | 35,859 t | 38,014 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 11 Canada 12,700 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,900 t compare
- 13 France 10,800 t compare
- 14 Italy 10,100 t compare
- 15 Ethiopia PDR 10,072 t compare
- 16 Poland 9,500 t compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 7,592 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of linseed — production in Africa?
- Oil of linseed — production in Africa was 38,014 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68,861 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,144 t in 1963.
- How does Africa rank for oil of linseed — production?
- Africa ranks 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil of linseed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.