Oil of linseed — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Oil of linseed — Production was 172,500 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
172,500 t
Change on year
up 12.8%
Rank
5th
of 24 groups
All-time high
205,749 t
in 1999
All-time low
30,102 t
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 172,500 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in Western Europe peaked at 205,749 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30,102 t, in 1976.

That places Western Europe 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Oil of linseed — Production in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 51,436 t
1962 50,175 t -2.5%
1963 52,369 t +4.4%
1964 64,349 t +22.9%
1965 54,737 t -14.9%
1966 70,505 t +28.8%
1967 57,426 t -18.5%
1968 74,767 t +30.2%
1969 79,662 t +6.5%
1970 71,788 t -9.9%
1971 75,934 t +5.8%
1972 116,868 t +53.9%
1973 64,519 t -44.8%
1974 57,184 t -11.4%
1975 47,777 t -16.5%
1976 30,102 t -37.0%
1977 54,484 t +81.0%
1978 74,833 t +37.4%
1979 83,640 t +11.8%
1980 82,166 t -1.8%
1981 81,909 t -0.3%
1982 51,930 t -36.6%
1983 72,886 t +40.4%
1984 84,752 t +16.3%
1985 107,595 t +27.0%
1986 145,764 t +35.5%
1987 151,070 t +3.6%
1988 100,676 t -33.4%
1989 78,664 t -21.9%
1990 55,620 t -29.3%
1991 95,608 t +71.9%
1992 109,771 t +14.8%
1993 120,088 t +9.4%
1994 158,886 t +32.3%
1995 202,744 t +27.6%
1996 176,293 t -13.0%
1997 173,097 t -1.8%
1998 191,008 t +10.3%
1999 205,749 t +7.7%
2000 191,299 t -7.0%
2001 193,797 t +1.3%
2002 180,664 t -6.8%
2003 173,289 t -4.1%
2004 172,258 t -0.6%
2005 144,116 t -16.3%
2006 173,557 t +20.4%
2007 177,758 t +2.4%
2008 137,736 t -22.5%
2009 122,773 t -10.9%
2010 135,564 t +10.4%
2011 153,277 t +13.1%
2012 159,691 t +4.2%
2013 154,758 t -3.1%
2014 168,080 t +8.6%
2015 188,350 t +12.1%
2016 190,582 t +1.2%
2017 181,918 t -4.5%
2018 186,900 t +2.7%
2019 201,100 t +7.6%
2020 180,000 t -10.5%
2021 183,800 t +2.1%
2022 152,900 t -16.8%
2023 172,500 t +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61,714 t 50,175 t 79,662 t 9
1970s 67,713 t 30,102 t 116,868 t 10
1980s 95,741 t 51,930 t 151,070 t 10
1990s 148,886 t 55,620 t 205,749 t 10
2000s 166,725 t 122,773 t 193,797 t 10
2010s 172,022 t 135,564 t 201,100 t 10
2020s 172,300 t 152,900 t 183,800 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 2 China, mainland 319,300 t compare
  2. 3 Belgium 125,100 t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 11,800 t compare
  4. 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 87,500 t compare
  5. 5 Russian Federation 35,000 t compare
  6. 6 Germany 32,500 t compare
  7. 7 Ethiopia 29,800 t compare
  8. 8 India 29,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in Western Europe?
Oil of linseed — production in Western Europe was 172,500 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 205,749 t in 1999.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 30,102 t in 1976.
How does Western Europe rank for oil of linseed — production?
Western Europe ranks 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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.