Oil of linseed — Production in World

World: Oil of linseed — Production was 780,982 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
780,982 t
Change on year
up 6.0%
Rank
1st
of 24 groups
All-time high
1.06 million t
in 1971
All-time low
497,385 t
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of linseed — Production in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

World recorded 780,982 t for oil of linseed — production in 2023.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of linseed — production in World peaked at 1.06 million t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 497,385 t, in 2008.

World ranks 1st of 24 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Oil of linseed — Production in World, year by year

Annual values for Oil of linseed — Production in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 850,708 t
1962 969,770 t +14.0%
1963 932,174 t -3.9%
1964 939,300 t +0.8%
1965 1.04 million t +11.0%
1966 933,569 t -10.5%
1967 823,746 t -11.8%
1968 816,880 t -0.8%
1969 833,106 t +2.0%
1970 1.05 million t +25.8%
1971 1.06 million t +0.8%
1972 877,256 t -16.9%
1973 769,032 t -12.3%
1974 649,228 t -15.6%
1975 681,962 t +5.0%
1976 682,874 t +0.1%
1977 776,217 t +13.7%
1978 832,580 t +7.3%
1979 797,283 t -4.2%
1980 748,918 t -6.1%
1981 735,326 t -1.8%
1982 703,933 t -4.3%
1983 778,436 t +10.6%
1984 724,618 t -6.9%
1985 677,717 t -6.5%
1986 719,817 t +6.2%
1987 823,025 t +14.3%
1988 726,419 t -11.7%
1989 682,372 t -6.1%
1990 666,519 t -2.3%
1991 686,198 t +3.0%
1992 649,698 t -5.3%
1993 588,002 t -9.5%
1994 666,399 t +13.3%
1995 724,969 t +8.8%
1996 730,445 t +0.8%
1997 693,482 t -5.1%
1998 693,782 t +0.0%
1999 743,096 t +7.1%
2000 663,914 t -10.7%
2001 559,785 t -15.7%
2002 530,563 t -5.2%
2003 562,125 t +5.9%
2004 587,456 t +4.5%
2005 621,268 t +5.8%
2006 657,621 t +5.9%
2007 565,627 t -14.0%
2008 497,385 t -12.1%
2009 546,950 t +10.0%
2010 541,318 t -1.0%
2011 544,157 t +0.5%
2012 597,856 t +9.9%
2013 596,302 t -0.3%
2014 638,182 t +7.0%
2015 669,018 t +4.8%
2016 763,269 t +14.1%
2017 762,593 t -0.1%
2018 758,391 t -0.6%
2019 759,720 t +0.2%
2020 712,853 t -6.2%
2021 699,609 t -1.9%
2022 736,579 t +5.3%
2023 780,982 t +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 904,679 t 816,880 t 1.04 million t 9
1970s 817,041 t 649,228 t 1.06 million t 10
1980s 732,058 t 677,717 t 823,025 t 10
1990s 684,259 t 588,002 t 743,096 t 10
2000s 579,269 t 497,385 t 663,914 t 10
2010s 663,081 t 541,318 t 763,269 t 10
2020s 732,506 t 699,609 t 780,982 t 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 319,925 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 319,300 t compare
  3. 3 Belgium 125,100 t compare
  4. 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 87,500 t compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of linseed — production in World?
Oil of linseed — production in World was 780,982 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of linseed — production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million t in 1971.
What is the lowest oil of linseed — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 497,385 t in 2008.
How does World rank for oil of linseed — production?
World ranks 1st out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of linseed — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.