Oil of linseed — Production in USSR

USSR: Oil of linseed — Production was 25,514 t in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
25,514 t
Change on year
down 40.4%
World rank
9th
of 67 countries
All-time high
164,599 t
in 1966
All-time low
25,514 t
in 1991
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Oil of linseed — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

50.0k100.0k150.0k1961197619911961: 98.9k t1962: 116.6k t1963: 94.8k t1964: 92.5k t1965: 111.5k t1966: 164.6k t1967: 134.3k t1968: 125.6k t1969: 118.1k t1970: 121.9k t1971: 117.8k t1972: 103.0k t1973: 102.5k t1974: 65.4k t1975: 83.2k t1976: 81.2k t1977: 63.1k t1978: 52.3k t1979: 51.7k t1980: 37.7k t1981: 35.4k t1982: 56.9k t1983: 58.8k t1984: 46.2k t1985: 32.1k t1986: 36.9k t1987: 47.5k t1988: 48.5k t1989: 51.5k t1990: 42.8k t1991: 25.5k t

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

Analysis

In 1991, oil of linseed — production in USSR stood at 25,514 t. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in USSR peaked at 164,599 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 25,514 t, in 1991.

USSR ranks 9th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Oil of linseed — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 98,853 t
1962 116,555 t +17.9%
1963 94,821 t -18.6%
1964 92,462 t -2.5%
1965 111,504 t +20.6%
1966 164,599 t +47.6%
1967 134,305 t -18.4%
1968 125,624 t -6.5%
1969 118,061 t -6.0%
1970 121,868 t +3.2%
1971 117,778 t -3.4%
1972 103,037 t -12.5%
1973 102,453 t -0.6%
1974 65,420 t -36.1%
1975 83,193 t +27.2%
1976 81,221 t -2.4%
1977 63,145 t -22.3%
1978 52,307 t -17.2%
1979 51,720 t -1.1%
1980 37,683 t -27.1%
1981 35,357 t -6.2%
1982 56,910 t +61.0%
1983 58,849 t +3.4%
1984 46,235 t -21.4%
1985 32,084 t -30.6%
1986 36,890 t +15.0%
1987 47,467 t +28.7%
1988 48,545 t +2.3%
1989 51,506 t +6.1%
1990 42,791 t -16.9%
1991 25,514 t -40.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 117,420 t 92,462 t 164,599 t 9
1970s 84,214 t 51,720 t 121,868 t 10
1980s 45,153 t 32,084 t 58,849 t 10
1990s 34,153 t 25,514 t 42,791 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 6 Germany 32,500 t compare
  2. 7 Ethiopia 29,800 t
  3. 8 India 29,000 t compare
  4. 10 Afghanistan 19,329 t compare
  5. 11 Canada 12,700 t compare
  6. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,900 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in USSR?
Oil of linseed — production in USSR was 25,514 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 164,599 t in 1966.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 25,514 t in 1991.
How does USSR rank for oil of linseed — production?
USSR ranks 9th out of 67 countries with data for 1991.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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.