Oil of linseed — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Oil of linseed — Production was 13,176 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13,176 t
Change on year
down 11.5%
Rank
17th
of 24 groups
All-time high
28,389 t
in 1966
All-time low
2,726 t
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 13,176 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Southern Europe peaked at 28,389 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2,726 t, in 1990.

Southern Europe ranks 17th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 17,472 t
1962 19,570 t +12.0%
1963 18,259 t -6.7%
1964 24,626 t +34.9%
1965 21,029 t -14.6%
1966 28,389 t +35.0%
1967 18,290 t -35.6%
1968 17,710 t -3.2%
1969 11,822 t -33.2%
1970 24,342 t +105.9%
1971 18,552 t -23.8%
1972 20,468 t +10.3%
1973 23,044 t +12.6%
1974 8,576 t -62.8%
1975 6,395 t -25.4%
1976 6,011 t -6.0%
1977 8,365 t +39.2%
1978 10,734 t +28.3%
1979 7,834 t -27.0%
1980 7,868 t +0.4%
1981 7,034 t -10.6%
1982 6,746 t -4.1%
1983 5,785 t -14.2%
1984 5,136 t -11.2%
1985 5,028 t -2.1%
1986 6,393 t +27.2%
1987 3,512 t -45.1%
1988 3,002 t -14.5%
1989 2,967 t -1.2%
1990 2,726 t -8.1%
1991 3,054 t +12.0%
1992 3,209 t +5.1%
1993 3,292 t +2.6%
1994 3,669 t +11.5%
1995 5,624 t +53.3%
1996 5,106 t -9.2%
1997 8,028 t +57.2%
1998 7,448 t -7.2%
1999 5,731 t -23.0%
2000 7,217 t +25.9%
2001 6,186 t -14.3%
2002 6,281 t +1.5%
2003 6,310 t +0.5%
2004 6,072 t -3.8%
2005 5,853 t -3.6%
2006 6,923 t +18.3%
2007 6,453 t -6.8%
2008 5,739 t -11.1%
2009 6,252 t +8.9%
2010 8,097 t +29.5%
2011 8,392 t +3.6%
2012 10,717 t +27.7%
2013 14,592 t +36.2%
2014 10,618 t -27.2%
2015 10,080 t -5.1%
2016 10,431 t +3.5%
2017 12,094 t +15.9%
2018 16,570 t +37.0%
2019 14,258 t -14.0%
2020 15,616 t +9.5%
2021 14,698 t -5.9%
2022 14,893 t +1.3%
2023 13,176 t -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19,685 t 11,822 t 28,389 t 9
1970s 13,432 t 6,011 t 24,342 t 10
1980s 5,347 t 2,967 t 7,868 t 10
1990s 4,789 t 2,726 t 8,028 t 10
2000s 6,329 t 5,739 t 7,217 t 10
2010s 11,585 t 8,097 t 16,570 t 10
2020s 14,596 t 13,176 t 15,616 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 14 Italy 10,100 t compare
  2. 15 Ethiopia PDR 10,072 t compare
  3. 16 Poland 9,500 t compare
  4. 17 Kazakhstan 7,592 t compare
  5. 18 Czechoslovakia 6,900 t compare
  6. 19 Egypt 6,000 t compare
  7. 20 Nepal 3,426 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Southern Europe?
Oil of linseed — production in Southern Europe was 13,176 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 28,389 t in 1966.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,726 t in 1990.
How does Southern Europe rank for oil of linseed — production?
Southern Europe ranks 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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.