Oil of linseed — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Oil of linseed — Production was 11,900 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11,900 t
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
12th
of 67 countries
All-time high
53,900 t
in 1961
All-time low
2,900 t
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of linseed — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 11,900 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 53,900 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,900 t, in 2005.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Oil of linseed — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 53,900 t
1962 38,700 t -28.2%
1963 37,800 t -2.3%
1964 41,000 t +8.5%
1965 41,400 t +1.0%
1966 35,600 t -14.0%
1967 32,500 t -8.7%
1968 25,500 t -21.5%
1969 22,100 t -13.3%
1970 21,100 t -4.5%
1971 23,000 t +9.0%
1972 22,500 t -2.2%
1973 23,900 t +6.2%
1974 17,900 t -25.1%
1975 10,600 t -40.8%
1976 5,800 t -45.3%
1977 11,000 t +89.7%
1978 10,500 t -4.5%
1979 13,300 t +26.7%
1980 9,600 t -27.8%
1981 18,700 t +94.8%
1982 13,636 t -27.1%
1983 14,216 t +4.3%
1984 18,300 t +28.7%
1985 14,900 t -18.6%
1986 16,960 t +13.8%
1987 14,200 t -16.3%
1988 14,500 t +2.1%
1989 14,200 t -2.1%
1990 11,800 t -16.9%
1991 20,967 t +77.7%
1992 24,301 t +15.9%
1993 30,300 t +24.7%
1994 33,900 t +11.9%
1995 37,600 t +10.9%
1996 33,300 t -11.4%
1997 35,200 t +5.7%
1998 39,800 t +13.1%
1999 28,100 t -29.4%
2000 29,000 t +3.2%
2001 14,600 t -49.7%
2002 8,800 t -39.7%
2003 6,100 t -30.7%
2004 6,300 t +3.3%
2005 2,900 t -54.0%
2006 4,200 t +44.8%
2007 4,400 t +4.8%
2008 3,200 t -27.3%
2009 2,900 t -9.4%
2010 3,200 t +10.3%
2011 6,200 t +93.8%
2012 5,300 t -14.5%
2013 5,600 t +5.7%
2014 6,500 t +16.1%
2015 6,400 t -1.5%
2016 7,400 t +15.6%
2017 8,800 t +18.9%
2018 9,200 t +4.5%
2019 9,600 t +4.3%
2020 7,900 t -17.7%
2021 9,100 t +15.2%
2022 14,500 t +59.3%
2023 11,900 t -17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36,500 t 22,100 t 53,900 t 9
1970s 15,960 t 5,800 t 23,900 t 10
1980s 14,921 t 9,600 t 18,700 t 10
1990s 29,527 t 11,800 t 39,800 t 10
2000s 8,240 t 2,900 t 29,000 t 10
2010s 6,820 t 3,200 t 9,600 t 10
2020s 10,850 t 7,900 t 14,500 t 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 9 USSR 25,514 t compare
  2. 10 Afghanistan 19,329 t compare
  3. 11 Canada 12,700 t compare
  4. 13 France 10,800 t compare
  5. 14 Italy 10,100 t compare
  6. 15 Ethiopia PDR 10,072 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Oil of linseed — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11,900 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 53,900 t in 1961.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,900 t in 2005.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for oil of linseed — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.