Oil of linseed — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Oil of linseed — Production was 81,900 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
81,900 t
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
7th
of 24 groups
All-time high
228,545 t
in 1965
All-time low
81,900 t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, oil of linseed — production in Northern America stood at 81,900 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Northern America peaked at 228,545 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 81,900 t, in 2023.

Northern America ranks 7th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 209,620 t
1962 206,555 t -1.5%
1963 199,005 t -3.7%
1964 220,415 t +10.8%
1965 228,545 t +3.7%
1966 210,274 t -8.0%
1967 177,008 t -15.8%
1968 154,588 t -12.7%
1969 149,484 t -3.3%
1970 189,707 t +26.9%
1971 220,079 t +16.0%
1972 206,173 t -6.3%
1973 169,608 t -17.7%
1974 126,279 t -25.5%
1975 113,326 t -10.3%
1976 113,429 t +0.1%
1977 123,234 t +8.6%
1978 133,480 t +8.3%
1979 131,120 t -1.8%
1980 128,852 t -1.7%
1981 118,500 t -8.0%
1982 90,554 t -23.6%
1983 134,200 t +48.2%
1984 103,000 t -23.2%
1985 106,000 t +2.9%
1986 102,000 t -3.8%
1987 108,400 t +6.3%
1988 89,900 t -17.1%
1989 82,800 t -7.9%
1990 85,400 t +3.1%
1991 87,500 t +2.5%
1992 83,500 t -4.6%
1993 87,500 t +4.8%
1994 102,400 t +17.0%
1995 103,650 t +1.2%
1996 132,400 t +27.7%
1997 137,400 t +3.8%
1998 130,400 t -5.1%
1999 134,900 t +3.5%
2000 144,342 t +7.0%
2001 114,751 t -20.5%
2002 118,986 t +3.7%
2003 124,490 t +4.6%
2004 140,802 t +13.1%
2005 169,550 t +20.4%
2006 163,600 t -3.5%
2007 133,000 t -18.7%
2008 93,700 t -29.5%
2009 122,400 t +30.6%
2010 115,200 t -5.9%
2011 105,300 t -8.6%
2012 108,200 t +2.8%
2013 104,400 t -3.5%
2014 116,000 t +11.1%
2015 108,300 t -6.6%
2016 114,000 t +5.3%
2017 101,200 t -11.2%
2018 96,500 t -4.6%
2019 95,600 t -0.9%
2020 92,400 t -3.3%
2021 83,300 t -9.8%
2022 82,200 t -1.3%
2023 81,900 t -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 195,055 t 149,484 t 228,545 t 9
1970s 152,644 t 113,326 t 220,079 t 10
1980s 106,421 t 82,800 t 134,200 t 10
1990s 108,505 t 83,500 t 137,400 t 10
2000s 132,562 t 93,700 t 169,550 t 10
2010s 106,470 t 95,600 t 116,000 t 10
2020s 84,950 t 81,900 t 92,400 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 87,500 t compare
  2. 5 Russian Federation 35,000 t compare
  3. 6 Germany 32,500 t compare
  4. 7 Ethiopia 29,800 t compare
  5. 8 India 29,000 t compare
  6. 9 USSR 25,514 t compare
  7. 10 Afghanistan 19,329 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Northern America?
Oil of linseed — production in Northern America was 81,900 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 228,545 t in 1965.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 81,900 t in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for oil of linseed — production?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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.