Oil of linseed — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Oil of linseed — Production was 30,181 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
30,181 t
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
15th
of 24 groups
All-time high
59,895 t
in 2008
All-time low
2,766 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of linseed — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 30,181 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 59,895 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,766 t, in 1963.

Eastern Africa ranks 15th 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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 9,278 t
1962 6,443 t -30.6%
1963 2,766 t -57.1%
1964 5,143 t +86.0%
1965 9,563 t +85.9%
1966 12,541 t +31.1%
1967 13,136 t +4.7%
1968 15,650 t +19.1%
1969 17,363 t +10.9%
1970 18,043 t +3.9%
1971 18,722 t +3.8%
1972 19,320 t +3.2%
1973 13,478 t -30.2%
1974 4,422 t -67.2%
1975 9,129 t +106.4%
1976 5,429 t -40.5%
1977 4,422 t -18.5%
1978 5,265 t +19.1%
1979 6,081 t +15.5%
1980 7,892 t +29.8%
1981 7,343 t -6.9%
1982 10,389 t +41.5%
1983 8,207 t -21.0%
1984 8,515 t +3.7%
1985 10,782 t +26.6%
1986 10,628 t -1.4%
1987 8,339 t -21.5%
1988 6,873 t -17.6%
1989 5,345 t -22.2%
1990 10,090 t +88.8%
1991 10,123 t +0.3%
1992 10,364 t +2.4%
1993 10,324 t -0.4%
1994 13,329 t +29.1%
1995 16,454 t +23.4%
1996 36,969 t +124.7%
1997 20,244 t -45.2%
1998 13,423 t -33.7%
1999 11,016 t -17.9%
2000 9,029 t -18.0%
2001 19,215 t +112.8%
2002 14,674 t -23.6%
2003 22,624 t +54.2%
2004 21,835 t -3.5%
2005 49,130 t +125.0%
2006 43,785 t -10.9%
2007 44,736 t +2.2%
2008 59,895 t +33.9%
2009 54,203 t -9.5%
2010 40,068 t -26.1%
2011 28,271 t -29.4%
2012 42,082 t +48.9%
2013 42,387 t +0.7%
2014 32,762 t -22.7%
2015 32,766 t +0.0%
2016 35,470 t +8.3%
2017 33,376 t -5.9%
2018 34,870 t +4.5%
2019 32,668 t -6.3%
2020 28,975 t -11.3%
2021 29,366 t +1.3%
2022 29,777 t +1.4%
2023 30,181 t +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,209 t 2,766 t 17,363 t 9
1970s 10,431 t 4,422 t 19,320 t 10
1980s 8,431 t 5,345 t 10,782 t 10
1990s 15,234 t 10,090 t 36,969 t 10
2000s 33,913 t 9,029 t 59,895 t 10
2010s 35,472 t 28,271 t 42,387 t 10
2020s 29,575 t 28,975 t 30,181 t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,900 t compare
  2. 13 France 10,800 t compare
  3. 14 Italy 10,100 t compare
  4. 15 Ethiopia PDR 10,072 t compare
  5. 16 Poland 9,500 t compare
  6. 17 Kazakhstan 7,592 t compare
  7. 18 Czechoslovakia 6,900 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Eastern Africa?
Oil of linseed — production in Eastern Africa was 30,181 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 59,895 t in 2008.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,766 t in 1963.
How does Eastern Africa rank for oil of linseed — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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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Indicator
Oil of linseed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 5,368 data points, 1961–2023
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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.