Oil of linseed — Production in New Zealand

New Zealand: Oil of linseed — Production was 818.01 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
818.01 t
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
39th
of 67 countries
All-time high
4,635 t
in 1975
All-time low
53.38 t
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of linseed — Production in New Zealand, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 818.01 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in New Zealand peaked at 4,635 t in 1975 and was at its lowest, 53.38 t, in 1988.

New Zealand ranks 39th of 67 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1,762 t
1962 2,526 t +43.4%
1963 3,071 t +21.6%
1964 3,080 t +0.3%
1965 1,694 t -45.0%
1966 1,759 t +3.9%
1967 2,216 t +26.0%
1968 1,472 t -33.6%
1969 3,288 t +123.3%
1970 3,754 t +14.2%
1971 3,944 t +5.1%
1972 3,951 t +0.2%
1973 4,024 t +1.8%
1974 1,912 t -52.5%
1975 4,635 t +142.4%
1976 3,188 t -31.2%
1977 2,817 t -11.6%
1978 2,376 t -15.6%
1979 930.67 t -60.8%
1980 903 t -3.0%
1981 594.89 t -34.1%
1982 520.06 t -12.6%
1983 214.46 t -58.8%
1984 149.89 t -30.1%
1985 144.64 t -3.5%
1986 74.5 t -48.5%
1987 69.23 t -7.1%
1988 53.38 t -22.9%
1989 127.74 t +139.3%
1990 292.01 t +128.6%
1991 107.97 t -63.0%
1992 159.25 t +47.5%
1993 193.38 t +21.4%
1994 229.56 t +18.7%
1995 270.17 t +17.7%
1996 301.55 t +11.6%
1997 269.5 t -10.6%
1998 208.95 t -22.5%
1999 190.75 t -8.7%
2000 122.02 t -36.0%
2001 108.7 t -10.9%
2002 303.72 t +179.4%
2003 418.24 t +37.7%
2004 490.95 t +17.4%
2005 767.36 t +56.3%
2006 469.81 t -38.8%
2007 302.18 t -35.7%
2008 642.59 t +112.7%
2009 736.15 t +14.6%
2010 626.35 t -14.9%
2011 464.48 t -25.8%
2012 443.32 t -4.6%
2013 375.66 t -15.3%
2014 653.1 t +73.9%
2015 842.8 t +29.0%
2016 700.7 t -16.9%
2017 525.35 t -25.0%
2018 659.75 t +25.6%
2019 655.31 t -0.7%
2020 537.55 t -18.0%
2021 564.39 t +5.0%
2022 698.75 t +23.8%
2023 818.01 t +17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,319 t 1,472 t 3,288 t 9
1970s 3,153 t 930.67 t 4,635 t 10
1980s 285.18 t 53.38 t 903 t 10
1990s 222.31 t 107.97 t 301.55 t 10
2000s 436.17 t 108.7 t 767.36 t 10
2010s 594.68 t 375.66 t 842.8 t 10
2020s 654.67 t 537.55 t 818.01 t 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 36 Tunisia 1,094 t compare
  2. 37 Pakistan 1,071 t compare
  3. 38 Japan 951 t compare
  4. 40 Chile 811.19 t compare
  5. 41 Morocco 738.15 t compare
  6. 42 China, Taiwan Province of 624.6 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in New Zealand?
Oil of linseed — production in New Zealand was 818.01 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4,635 t in 1975.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 53.38 t in 1988.
How does New Zealand rank for oil of linseed — production?
New Zealand ranks 39th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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.