Flax Fiber and Tow Yield (Hg/Ha)
From FAOStat Database: Agriculture--Primary Crops.(http://faostat.fao.org/)
Accessed 12/15/2005; updated 5/23/2006
| 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ||
| Argentina | 4,995 | 5,916 | 6,432 | 6,465 | 5,440 | 5,590 | 5,708 | 6,000 | 6,810 | 6,222 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,692 | 7,070 | 6,269 | 6,267 | 6,000 | 6,267 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,222 | 6,222 | 6,222 | 6,222 | 6,364 | 6,364 | 6,250 | 6,250 | 6,400 | 6,538 | 6,667 | 6,786 | 6,786 | 6,786 | 7,143 | 7,143 | 7,143 | 7,037 | 7,037 | 7,037 | 7,037 | 7,037 | 7,037 | 7,037 | Argentina |
| Australia | 8,750 | 11,284 | 9,710 | 9,898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Australia |
| Austria | 7,727 | 7,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Austria |
| Belarus | 4,856 | 5,896 | 5,867 | 6,082 | 6,215 | 3,615 | 4,754 | 2,736 | 4,537 | 3,938 | 3,838 | 5,736 | 7,165 | 8,571 | Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 12,042 | 11,574 | 11,665 | 11,845 | 11,561 | 10,999 | 12,279 | 12,063 | 11,703 | 9,450 | 12,225 | 12,420 | 12,582 | 12,424 | 10,464 | 9,418 | 11,718 | 11,772 | 12,383 | 10,854 | 11,952 | 12,169 | 10,584 | 12,042 | 11,916 | 11,232 | 11,826 | 11,844 | 9,414 | 9,990 | 10,800 | 10,963 | 10,638 | 10,386 | 11,661 | 12,139 | 12,767 | 11,170 | 12,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Belgium-Luxembourg |
| Bulgaria | 4,058 | 2,425 | 2,970 | 4,308 | 3,357 | 5,376 | 5,608 | 2,447 | 2,774 | 4,528 | 4,854 | 4,172 | 3,285 | 4,813 | 4,864 | 4,366 | 2,862 | 3,591 | 2,214 | 2,617 | 4,097 | 1,948 | 2,364 | 3,109 | 2,987 | 2,725 | 3,313 | 4,439 | 4,554 | 6,675 | 4,893 | 5,020 | 0 | 0 | 1,040 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,106 | 16,720 | 16,720 | Bulgaria |
| Chile | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 8,824 | 9,333 | 8,000 | 7,857 | 8,667 | 9,444 | 10,526 | 10,526 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Chile |
| China | 11,007 | 13,088 | 12,946 | 14,597 | 14,350 | 14,008 | 15,185 | 14,577 | 15,907 | 15,892 | 17,224 | 17,770 | 17,676 | 17,463 | 17,613 | 18,083 | 17,858 | 18,057 | 10,010 | 9,841 | 16,186 | 5,041 | 10,566 | 14,733 | 11,814 | 15,058 | 22,780 | 25,538 | 24,438 | 27,024 | 26,968 | 28,025 | 26,804 | 26,600 | 30,702 | 28,245 | 24,732 | 24,980 | 31,102 | 22,102 | 24,292 | 37,619 | 29,840 | 29,224 | 29,224 | China |
| Croatia | 4,667 | 4,667 | 7,222 | 6,667 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 33,021 | 24,532 | 32,279 | 26,770 | 29,210 | 23,609 | 23,329 | 17,798 | 25,369 | 27,383 | 21,793 | 33,234 | 33,234 | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 5,215 | 5,042 | 5,719 | 5,663 | 5,665 | 5,566 | 6,087 | 5,674 | 6,825 | 5,530 | 7,054 | 7,824 | 7,512 | 6,720 | 7,025 | 5,248 | 6,842 | 8,737 | 6,032 | 7,649 | 5,559 | 7,363 | 7,916 | 9,377 | 8,887 | 8,794 | 8,413 | 7,762 | 9,661 | 8,834 | 4,736 | 7,422 | Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Denmark |
| Egypt | 7,975 | 7,907 | 7,868 | 7,984 | 7,486 | 7,499 | 7,501 | 7,684 | 7,325 | 8,649 | 7,969 | 8,094 | 7,935 | 8,154 | 8,579 | 8,723 | 8,857 | 9,004 | 8,823 | 8,722 | 9,295 | 9,369 | 8,959 | 8,696 | 10,379 | 9,967 | 10,204 | 10,453 | 9,299 | 9,314 | 9,111 | 9,142 | 9,231 | 9,231 | 9,462 | 9,470 | 9,630 | 9,643 | 9,517 | 9,333 | 9,298 | 8,950 | 10,112 | 10,112 | 10,112 | Egypt |
| Estonia | 5,747 | 5,000 | 7,333 | 8,700 | 14,317 | 1,981 | 1,548 | 5,130 | 12,154 | 10,396 | 9,346 | 4,587 | 8,308 | 10,000 | Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 10,677 | 9,697 | 9,701 | 10,904 | 9,847 | 10,707 | 11,961 | 16,343 | 13,418 | 10,161 | 12,078 | 13,536 | 12,839 | 11,979 | 11,875 | 11,905 | 12,833 | 14,339 | 14,097 | 13,959 | 10,227 | 14,295 | 15,196 | 18,996 | 16,978 | 13,830 | 13,645 | 16,486 | 12,542 | 12,638 | 13,008 | 13,374 | 13,171 | 12,932 | 12,959 | 11,012 | 11,825 | 12,343 | 12,058 | 11,919 | 10,001 | 10,962 | 9,996 | 10,050 | 10,050 | France |
| Germany | 3,319 | 3,627 | 3,393 | 3,382 | 4,260 | 4,121 | 4,656 | 5,460 | 5,558 | 5,361 | 4,730 | 5,574 | 11,183 | 12,247 | 9,282 | 4,301 | 7,156 | 6,356 | 5,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Germany |
| Greece | 3,809 | 1,730 | 1,745 | 14,396 | 5,789 | 5,414 | 6,100 | 4,583 | 8,000 | 5,600 | 3,500 | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greece |
| Hungary | 7,699 | 6,752 | 7,544 | 7,175 | 7,438 | 8,495 | 7,786 | 4,984 | 8,968 | 7,586 | 7,645 | 7,028 | 3,643 | 8,929 | 5,494 | 7,514 | 4,732 | 7,311 | 4,086 | 8,830 | 8,253 | 5,986 | 5,662 | 10,497 | 10,129 | 9,124 | 7,050 | 6,351 | 9,733 | 9,087 | 5,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hungary |
| Italy | 687 | 555 | 548 | 452 | 344 | 329 | 325 | 665 | 554 | 331 | 61 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 36 | 1,059 | 1,042 | 1,426 | 1,064 | 249 | 518 | 765 | 1,547 | 943 | 1,250 | 1,718 | 2,872 | 2,768 | 2,568 | 1,667 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | Italy |
| Japan | 5,496 | 5,700 | 5,419 | 5,546 | 6,418 | 4,997 | 6,625 | 6,420 | 6,000 | 5,714 | 5,714 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,667 | 6,667 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Japan |
| Korea, Republic of | 1,375 | 979 | 980 | 1,281 | 1,351 | 1,995 | 3,333 | 4,795 | 3,944 | 3,295 | 3,188 | 2,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Korea, Republic of |
| Latvia | 1,868 | 1,667 | 2,667 | 5,714 | 6,077 | 6,000 | 6,091 | 10,650 | 6,875 | 6,000 | 6,667 | 3,810 | 5,926 | 3,571 | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1,840 | 3,778 | 4,490 | 7,121 | 11,071 | 8,197 | 9,032 | 4,886 | 8,372 | 3,922 | 6,526 | 10,532 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 12,599 | 12,650 | 12,707 | 12,872 | 12,276 | 11,060 | 13,437 | 12,570 | 12,341 | 10,191 | 13,917 | 14,115 | 12,725 | 11,592 | 9,930 | 9,207 | 11,732 | 18,375 | 17,485 | 16,757 | 17,900 | 17,301 | 70,000 | 77,821 | 82,418 | 83,333 | 80,000 | 71,820 | 60,551 | 72,267 | 77,778 | 77,651 | 70,263 | 73,191 | 79,070 | 14,615 | 13,488 | 11,714 | 15,263 | 15,227 | 10,726 | 13,898 | 11,333 | 18,222 | 18,222 | Netherlands |
| New Zealand | 9,624 | 7,643 | 10,099 | 9,471 | 16,783 | 11,389 | 10,000 | 8,667 | 10,150 | 10,150 | 10,150 | 10,000 | 10,524 | 10,476 | 10,476 | 10,476 | 10,732 | 10,648 | 10,897 | 11,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Zealand |
| Poland | 4,865 | 4,962 | 4,397 | 3,680 | 4,978 | 5,232 | 5,783 | 5,317 | 5,321 | 5,300 | 5,950 | 5,892 | 5,705 | 5,954 | 7,677 | 6,111 | 5,801 | 7,033 | 6,381 | 6,015 | 5,760 | 5,431 | 5,375 | 6,307 | 6,382 | 6,385 | 6,110 | 5,774 | 5,437 | 5,490 | 4,797 | 3,388 | 4,122 | 3,621 | 4,002 | 3,926 | 3,759 | 4,214 | 22,194 | 19,268 | 19,615 | 19,804 | 21,379 | 19,608 | 21,154 | Poland |
| Portugal | 9,557 | 8,095 | 7,815 | 7,786 | 8,362 | 7,828 | 8,882 | 9,055 | 9,427 | 9,160 | 9,040 | 10,761 | 8,806 | 9,326 | 9,333 | 4,340 | 7,667 | 10,500 | 10,769 | 8,400 | 9,583 | 9,273 | 9,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Portugal |
| Romania | 3,395 | 5,064 | 4,349 | 4,050 | 5,665 | 6,374 | 5,120 | 3,254 | 4,179 | 4,498 | 5,703 | 4,326 | 3,698 | 4,789 | 4,623 | 7,314 | 3,957 | 5,695 | 3,093 | 4,640 | 2,237 | 2,456 | 4,286 | 5,061 | 4,058 | 3,060 | 4,247 | 4,009 | 4,422 | 6,103 | 3,481 | 5,482 | 5,500 | 4,267 | 7,513 | 17,826 | 23,750 | 23,333 | 23,333 | 22,500 | 13,333 | 20,000 | 17,500 | 15,000 | 15,000 | Romania |
| Russian Federation | 2,382 | 2,213 | 4,014 | 3,898 | 3,845 | 2,020 | 3,168 | 3,598 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 4,703 | 6,603 | 7,436 | 7,407 | Russian Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 21,944 | 21,794 | 21,834 | 14,695 | 13,468 | 5,498 | 14,000 | 7,194 | 19,803 | 16,803 | 23,077 | 23,200 | 23,200 | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 7,011 | 7,503 | 7,865 | 8,155 | 6,280 | 6,236 | 7,338 | 8,365 | 9,000 | 9,438 | 6,792 | 8,904 | 7,500 | 7,713 | 19,524 | 15,000 | 25,550 | 9,429 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,973 | 6,088 | 11,753 | 5,576 | 6,688 | 8,758 | 6,836 | 7,398 | 7,333 | 7,333 | 7,333 | 7,333 | 8,000 | Spain |
| Sweden | 11,062 | 11,451 | 9,158 | 10,156 | 9,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sweden |
| Ukraine | 6,628 | 5,703 | 6,125 | 5,000 | 3,396 | 2,813 | 3,462 | 2,857 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 4,400 | 4,074 | 5,031 | 4,800 | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,776 | 12,559 | 12,542 | 10,909 | 12,353 | 15,263 | 14,970 | 16,667 | 15,556 | 15,556 | 15,556 | 15,556 | 15,556 | 15,556 | United Kingdom |
| USSR | 2,455 | 2,546 | 2,594 | 2,205 | 3,252 | 3,286 | 3,527 | 3,013 | 3,720 | 3,551 | 3,907 | 3,645 | 3,550 | 3,322 | 4,058 | 4,193 | 3,970 | 3,141 | 3,002 | 2,537 | 2,780 | 4,091 | 4,431 | 3,693 | 3,393 | 3,446 | 4,377 | 3,469 | 3,961 | 3,171 | 4,763 | USSR | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia SFR | 4,886 | 4,144 | 4,286 | 4,655 | 3,626 | 4,255 | 3,894 | 3,541 | 4,284 | 4,788 | 4,395 | 3,752 | 3,785 | 3,913 | 4,006 | 6,092 | 4,200 | 9,373 | 5,218 | 8,323 | 7,801 | 7,612 | 6,149 | 14,167 | 12,508 | 10,169 | 12,315 | 9,189 | 10,656 | 2,571 | 2,667 | Yugoslavia SFR |