Oil of linseed — Production in China
China: Oil of linseed — Production was 319,925 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of linseed — Production in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 319,925 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in China peaked at 319,925 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,000 t, in 1961.
China ranks 1st of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil of linseed — Production in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 5,500 t | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 5,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 7,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 6,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 7,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 10,500 t | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 10,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,880 t | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 13,910 t | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 18,643 t | +34.0% |
| 1980 | 17,480 t | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 17,736 t | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18,226 t | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 18,310 t | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 19,104 t | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 22,132 t | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 32,204 t | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 106,927 t | +232.0% |
| 1988 | 108,647 t | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 105,491 t | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 110,472 t | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 112,394 t | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 115,090 t | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 118,108 t | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 124,012 t | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 124,408 t | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 118,116 t | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 117,432 t | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 128,919 t | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 147,817 t | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 120,502 t | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 75,001 t | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 71,506 t | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 115,906 t | +62.1% |
| 2004 | 124,924 t | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 129,937 t | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 139,249 t | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 85,128 t | -38.9% |
| 2008 | 99,382 t | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 134,170 t | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 145,046 t | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 127,765 t | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 147,586 t | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 158,493 t | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 196,532 t | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 215,867 t | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 216,128 t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 208,992 t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 226,749 t | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 230,058 t | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 227,054 t | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 226,809 t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 260,977 t | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 319,925 t | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,889 t | 4,000 t | 7,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,943 t | 8,000 t | 18,643 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,626 t | 17,480 t | 108,647 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,677 t | 110,472 t | 147,817 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,570 t | 71,506 t | 139,249 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,322 t | 127,765 t | 230,058 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,691 t | 226,809 t | 319,925 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 319,300 t compare
- 3 Belgium 125,100 t compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 87,500 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of linseed — production in China?
- Oil of linseed — production in China was 319,925 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 319,925 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 t in 1961.
- How does China rank for oil of linseed — production?
- China ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.