Oil of linseed — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Oil of linseed — Production was 54,825 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
54,825 t
Change on year
down 27.1%
Rank
11th
of 24 groups
All-time high
192,049 t
in 1976
All-time low
43,463 t
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of linseed — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 54,825 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Southern Asia peaked at 192,049 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 43,463 t, in 2015.

That places Southern Asia 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 126,302 t
1962 148,227 t +17.4%
1963 138,119 t -6.8%
1964 121,561 t -12.0%
1965 161,515 t +32.9%
1966 108,532 t -32.8%
1967 85,056 t -21.6%
1968 138,339 t +62.6%
1969 104,993 t -24.1%
1970 151,820 t +44.6%
1971 152,438 t +0.4%
1972 168,736 t +10.7%
1973 138,549 t -17.9%
1974 165,224 t +19.3%
1975 174,748 t +5.8%
1976 192,049 t +9.9%
1977 141,129 t -26.5%
1978 173,375 t +22.8%
1979 176,817 t +2.0%
1980 96,646 t -45.3%
1981 146,456 t +51.5%
1982 161,974 t +10.6%
1983 132,651 t -18.1%
1984 153,916 t +16.0%
1985 136,032 t -11.6%
1986 132,832 t -2.4%
1987 115,414 t -13.1%
1988 137,718 t +19.3%
1989 130,651 t -5.1%
1990 118,985 t -8.9%
1991 121,267 t +1.9%
1992 108,529 t -10.5%
1993 105,998 t -2.3%
1994 119,268 t +12.5%
1995 116,190 t -2.6%
1996 108,862 t -6.3%
1997 116,693 t +7.2%
1998 96,062 t -17.7%
1999 103,136 t +7.4%
2000 79,645 t -22.8%
2001 66,676 t -16.3%
2002 69,825 t +4.7%
2003 60,734 t -13.0%
2004 65,465 t +7.8%
2005 57,890 t -11.6%
2006 57,971 t +0.1%
2007 56,150 t -3.1%
2008 55,076 t -1.9%
2009 56,774 t +3.1%
2010 48,340 t -14.9%
2011 50,485 t +4.4%
2012 48,764 t -3.4%
2013 46,568 t -4.5%
2014 53,683 t +15.3%
2015 43,463 t -19.0%
2016 63,382 t +45.8%
2017 71,747 t +13.2%
2018 74,215 t +3.4%
2019 61,836 t -16.7%
2020 49,823 t -19.4%
2021 49,897 t +0.1%
2022 75,207 t +50.7%
2023 54,825 t -27.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 125,849 t 85,056 t 161,515 t 9
1970s 163,488 t 138,549 t 192,049 t 10
1980s 134,429 t 96,646 t 161,974 t 10
1990s 111,499 t 96,062 t 121,267 t 10
2000s 62,621 t 55,076 t 79,645 t 10
2010s 56,248 t 43,463 t 74,215 t 10
2020s 57,438 t 49,823 t 75,207 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 8 India 29,000 t compare
  2. 9 USSR 25,514 t compare
  3. 10 Afghanistan 19,329 t compare
  4. 11 Canada 12,700 t compare
  5. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,900 t compare
  6. 13 France 10,800 t compare
  7. 14 Italy 10,100 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Southern Asia?
Oil of linseed — production in Southern Asia was 54,825 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 192,049 t in 1976.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 43,463 t in 2015.
How does Southern Asia rank for oil of linseed — production?
Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.