Oil of linseed — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Oil of linseed — Production was 7,832 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7,832 t
Change on year
up 22.0%
Rank
19th
of 24 groups
All-time high
20,112 t
in 2000
All-time low
1,639 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 7,832 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Northern Africa peaked at 20,112 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,639 t, in 1961.

Northern Africa ranks 19th of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oil of linseed — Production in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1,639 t
1962 3,184 t +94.3%
1963 4,379 t +37.5%
1964 5,648 t +29.0%
1965 4,722 t -16.4%
1966 3,558 t -24.6%
1967 1,706 t -52.0%
1968 5,625 t +229.7%
1969 3,730 t -33.7%
1970 5,075 t +36.1%
1971 4,561 t -10.1%
1972 5,909 t +29.6%
1973 4,705 t -20.4%
1974 4,258 t -9.5%
1975 5,106 t +19.9%
1976 4,683 t -8.3%
1977 6,421 t +37.1%
1978 6,006 t -6.5%
1979 5,827 t -3.0%
1980 4,899 t -15.9%
1981 4,101 t -16.3%
1982 5,131 t +25.1%
1983 5,113 t -0.3%
1984 8,197 t +60.3%
1985 6,234 t -23.9%
1986 7,224 t +15.9%
1987 7,261 t +0.5%
1988 5,337 t -26.5%
1989 7,363 t +38.0%
1990 8,377 t +13.8%
1991 9,421 t +12.5%
1992 10,771 t +14.3%
1993 9,300 t -13.7%
1994 10,897 t +17.2%
1995 8,577 t -21.3%
1996 10,408 t +21.3%
1997 11,038 t +6.1%
1998 12,962 t +17.4%
1999 16,683 t +28.7%
2000 20,112 t +20.6%
2001 19,677 t -2.2%
2002 17,810 t -9.5%
2003 14,745 t -17.2%
2004 11,576 t -21.5%
2005 15,304 t +32.2%
2006 16,173 t +5.7%
2007 9,445 t -41.6%
2008 8,966 t -5.1%
2009 7,460 t -16.8%
2010 6,199 t -16.9%
2011 5,548 t -10.5%
2012 5,298 t -4.5%
2013 4,123 t -22.2%
2014 4,530 t +9.9%
2015 4,386 t -3.2%
2016 6,454 t +47.2%
2017 6,624 t +2.6%
2018 8,672 t +30.9%
2019 6,994 t -19.3%
2020 6,884 t -1.6%
2021 6,827 t -0.8%
2022 6,422 t -5.9%
2023 7,832 t +22.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,799 t 1,639 t 5,648 t 9
1970s 5,255 t 4,258 t 6,421 t 10
1980s 6,086 t 4,101 t 8,197 t 10
1990s 10,843 t 8,377 t 16,683 t 10
2000s 14,127 t 7,460 t 20,112 t 10
2010s 5,883 t 4,123 t 8,672 t 10
2020s 6,991 t 6,422 t 7,832 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 16 Poland 9,500 t compare
  2. 17 Kazakhstan 7,592 t compare
  3. 18 Czechoslovakia 6,900 t compare
  4. 19 Egypt 6,000 t compare
  5. 20 Nepal 3,426 t compare
  6. 21 Brazil 3,100 t compare
  7. 22 Austria 3,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Northern Africa?
Oil of linseed — production in Northern Africa was 7,832 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 20,112 t in 2000.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,639 t in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for oil of linseed — production?
Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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.