Oil of linseed — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Oil of linseed — Production was 15,690 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
15,690 t
Change on year
down 14.5%
Rank
16th
of 24 groups
All-time high
66,250 t
in 1961
All-time low
6,584 t
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of linseed — Production in Northern Europe, 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 Europe stood at 15,690 t.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Northern Europe peaked at 66,250 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,584 t, in 2008.

Northern Europe ranks 16th 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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 66,250 t
1962 50,688 t -23.5%
1963 48,341 t -4.6%
1964 55,942 t +15.7%
1965 52,369 t -6.4%
1966 47,731 t -8.9%
1967 41,494 t -13.1%
1968 33,297 t -19.8%
1969 28,260 t -15.1%
1970 30,946 t +9.5%
1971 29,554 t -4.5%
1972 33,343 t +12.8%
1973 30,212 t -9.4%
1974 21,362 t -29.3%
1975 12,095 t -43.4%
1976 7,544 t -37.6%
1977 13,424 t +77.9%
1978 24,617 t +83.4%
1979 19,091 t -22.4%
1980 12,855 t -32.7%
1981 21,492 t +67.2%
1982 16,407 t -23.7%
1983 18,152 t +10.6%
1984 21,920 t +20.8%
1985 17,192 t -21.6%
1986 18,945 t +10.2%
1987 15,859 t -16.3%
1988 16,119 t +1.6%
1989 15,503 t -3.8%
1990 13,572 t -12.5%
1991 22,682 t +67.1%
1992 26,715 t +17.8%
1993 32,063 t +20.0%
1994 35,954 t +12.1%
1995 42,545 t +18.3%
1996 40,837 t -4.0%
1997 43,023 t +5.4%
1998 43,484 t +1.1%
1999 46,681 t +7.4%
2000 33,534 t -28.2%
2001 17,436 t -48.0%
2002 13,705 t -21.4%
2003 11,995 t -12.5%
2004 13,359 t +11.4%
2005 12,589 t -5.8%
2006 12,127 t -3.7%
2007 11,372 t -6.2%
2008 6,584 t -42.1%
2009 10,642 t +61.6%
2010 11,137 t +4.7%
2011 17,535 t +57.4%
2012 12,727 t -27.4%
2013 10,068 t -20.9%
2014 11,181 t +11.1%
2015 11,324 t +1.3%
2016 13,712 t +21.1%
2017 14,775 t +7.8%
2018 12,659 t -14.3%
2019 12,104 t -4.4%
2020 11,447 t -5.4%
2021 12,990 t +13.5%
2022 18,361 t +41.3%
2023 15,690 t -14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47,153 t 28,260 t 66,250 t 9
1970s 22,219 t 7,544 t 33,343 t 10
1980s 17,444 t 12,855 t 21,920 t 10
1990s 34,756 t 13,572 t 46,681 t 10
2000s 14,334 t 6,584 t 33,534 t 10
2010s 12,722 t 10,068 t 17,535 t 10
2020s 14,622 t 11,447 t 18,361 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 13 France 10,800 t compare
  2. 14 Italy 10,100 t compare
  3. 15 Ethiopia PDR 10,072 t compare
  4. 16 Poland 9,500 t compare
  5. 17 Kazakhstan 7,592 t compare
  6. 18 Czechoslovakia 6,900 t compare
  7. 19 Egypt 6,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Northern Europe?
Oil of linseed — production in Northern Europe was 15,690 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 66,250 t in 1961.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,584 t in 2008.
How does Northern Europe rank for oil of linseed — production?
Northern Europe ranks 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.