Flax Fiber and Tow Area Harvested (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 | 2,905 | 3,930 | 2,130 | 3,146 | 3,320 | 3,660 | 3,600 | 3,500 | 5,000 | 3,650 | 3,100 | 3,400 | 2,150 | 2,600 | 2,270 | 2,450 | 2,250 | 2,450 | 2,250 | 2,200 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,600 | 2,700 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | Argentina |
Australia | 168 | 522 | 69 | 295 | 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 | 88 | 67 | 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 | 125,000 | 96,000 | 83,000 | 98,000 | 79,000 | 72,200 | 75,100 | 76,400 | 82,000 | 80,000 | 68,000 | 72,000 | 79,000 | 70,000 | Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium-Luxembourg | 26,645 | 32,696 | 33,917 | 39,187 | 27,012 | 23,554 | 14,012 | 14,621 | 15,576 | 8,203 | 12,453 | 8,051 | 6,647 | 9,066 | 9,291 | 8,999 | 9,987 | 8,548 | 7,288 | 7,257 | 6,352 | 7,678 | 7,313 | 9,662 | 10,610 | 7,639 | 9,835 | 10,649 | 11,486 | 11,722 | 9,675 | 7,142 | 9,218 | 11,107 | 11,011 | 11,261 | 11,303 | 10,833 | 12,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Belgium-Luxembourg |
Bulgaria | 7,640 | 8,249 | 8,385 | 8,568 | 8,902 | 9,038 | 11,237 | 12,305 | 9,775 | 9,002 | 9,197 | 8,354 | 7,017 | 6,576 | 5,878 | 6,621 | 4,353 | 4,804 | 4,526 | 5,625 | 6,236 | 6,120 | 5,618 | 6,034 | 5,853 | 4,525 | 3,864 | 3,138 | 2,165 | 2,806 | 2,007 | 251 | 1 | 2 | 346 | 179 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 125 | 125 | Bulgaria |
Chile | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,700 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,400 | 1,500 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,200 | 2,250 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 2,500 | Chile |
China | 37,406 | 43,089 | 43,986 | 49,517 | 50,524 | 44,168 | 43,964 | 49,489 | 46,256 | 48,125 | 47,378 | 45,712 | 47,677 | 49,501 | 52,031 | 53,161 | 53,795 | 54,724 | 103,000 | 113,000 | 118,000 | 123,000 | 128,000 | 131,000 | 135,000 | 139,000 | 141,000 | 145,000 | 99,900 | 90,067 | 107,533 | 81,000 | 70,400 | 94,480 | 115,110 | 94,320 | 62,400 | 40,300 | 54,700 | 97,220 | 142,300 | 139,500 | 156,000 | 161,000 | 161,000 | China |
Croatia | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 7,571 | 11,047 | 10,626 | 6,836 | 2,191 | 4,744 | 7,315 | 8,484 | 6,977 | 5,843 | 5,684 | 5,365 | 5,365 | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 46,213 | 47,403 | 51,585 | 51,208 | 40,774 | 35,570 | 34,831 | 38,776 | 37,072 | 30,019 | 25,518 | 25,180 | 29,551 | 28,424 | 30,906 | 30,047 | 32,834 | 31,738 | 31,224 | 30,417 | 28,003 | 27,532 | 30,089 | 28,906 | 28,059 | 24,343 | 22,861 | 24,401 | 25,990 | 25,402 | 17,206 | 11,433 | Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 876 | 1,046 | 1,425 | 1,445 | 1,178 | 783 | 617 | 337 | 267 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 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 | 12,059 | 11,370 | 10,944 | 13,916 | 10,857 | 10,082 | 10,108 | 15,123 | 16,383 | 8,417 | 9,662 | 14,703 | 17,643 | 19,744 | 22,684 | 19,950 | 24,638 | 25,211 | 28,790 | 28,570 | 21,840 | 15,840 | 16,185 | 18,400 | 16,380 | 18,060 | 14,700 | 17,220 | 17,071 | 12,910 | 18,313 | 12,383 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,200 | 13,500 | 14,000 | 14,500 | 15,000 | 7,647 | 8,000 | 8,900 | 8,900 | 8,900 | Egypt |
Estonia | 783 | 400 | 300 | 200 | 139 | 323 | 84 | 115 | 65 | 101 | 107 | 109 | 130 | 100 | Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 52,000 | 60,351 | 73,903 | 79,099 | 60,277 | 62,085 | 55,576 | 31,271 | 42,276 | 39,703 | 41,500 | 34,200 | 33,100 | 38,400 | 48,000 | 63,000 | 57,195 | 49,723 | 50,438 | 49,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 40,800 | 45,800 | 58,900 | 47,000 | 51,300 | 55,200 | 59,000 | 60,927 | 42,281 | 41,124 | 49,351 | 49,491 | 54,016 | 51,764 | 55,816 | 53,473 | 59,710 | 62,925 | 74,993 | 68,416 | 86,034 | 89,556 | 89,556 | France |
Germany | 25,701 | 26,570 | 17,752 | 12,089 | 14,445 | 16,098 | 15,063 | 10,762 | 10,446 | 10,649 | 11,166 | 8,995 | 3,847 | 2,198 | 1,951 | 1,395 | 559 | 472 | 286 | 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 | 848 | 740 | 550 | 480 | 380 | 290 | 241 | 120 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1,100 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greece |
Hungary | 7,014 | 8,146 | 8,749 | 9,478 | 10,621 | 10,947 | 10,789 | 8,227 | 8,586 | 10,678 | 11,773 | 9,249 | 6,314 | 5,824 | 8,009 | 7,453 | 7,870 | 7,896 | 6,652 | 3,906 | 4,214 | 4,332 | 4,175 | 3,762 | 4,182 | 4,177 | 4,502 | 2,842 | 1,876 | 1,380 | 3,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hungary |
Italy | 7,275 | 6,662 | 6,019 | 5,094 | 4,647 | 3,950 | 3,694 | 1,353 | 1,137 | 875 | 823 | 2,724 | 2,575 | 1,994 | 2,567 | 5,199 | 10,232 | 2,608 | 1,745 | 1,562 | 1,397 | 1,039 | 480 | 631 | 564 | 642 | 367 | 392 | 517 | 530 | 800 | 1,548 | 1,121 | 1,120 | 3,520 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | Italy |
Japan | 11,200 | 11,200 | 8,730 | 8,120 | 5,240 | 3,000 | 1,040 | 405 | 400 | 350 | 350 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 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 | 291 | 715 | 653 | 562 | 829 | 1,173 | 915 | 974 | 1,065 | 862 | 552 | 22 | 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 | 7,600 | 600 | 1,500 | 1,400 | 1,300 | 1,600 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 1,600 | 1,400 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,700 | 2,800 | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 21,200 | 4,500 | 9,800 | 13,200 | 5,600 | 6,100 | 6,200 | 8,800 | 8,600 | 10,200 | 9,500 | 9,400 | 5,800 | 5,800 | Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 21,663 | 23,956 | 26,608 | 30,651 | 21,623 | 18,317 | 9,529 | 10,370 | 8,940 | 5,188 | 7,118 | 6,099 | 4,955 | 7,388 | 5,126 | 5,337 | 5,711 | 5,170 | 3,603 | 4,058 | 2,905 | 3,179 | 3,000 | 4,112 | 4,368 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 4,451 | 5,176 | 5,535 | 4,500 | 2,593 | 3,800 | 4,700 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 4,300 | 3,500 | 3,800 | 4,400 | 4,755 | 4,461 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | Netherlands |
New Zealand | 213 | 263 | 203 | 208 | 115 | 180 | 170 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 216 | 156 | 8 | 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 | 111,000 | 131,000 | 116,000 | 125,000 | 113,700 | 105,700 | 122,600 | 116,600 | 99,800 | 98,300 | 100,500 | 96,400 | 77,300 | 73,900 | 79,069 | 86,545 | 62,346 | 83,922 | 100,905 | 82,144 | 58,668 | 42,092 | 47,527 | 44,476 | 43,053 | 36,486 | 27,713 | 31,258 | 34,289 | 29,630 | 9,672 | 5,505 | 4,003 | 8,120 | 13,742 | 5,859 | 3,724 | 2,373 | 3,109 | 4,100 | 5,200 | 5,100 | 2,900 | 5,100 | 5,200 | Poland |
Portugal | 271 | 273 | 270 | 271 | 287 | 290 | 313 | 307 | 279 | 131 | 177 | 197 | 201 | 178 | 60 | 53 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Portugal |
Romania | 27,600 | 29,200 | 30,300 | 25,000 | 22,785 | 29,400 | 32,500 | 34,275 | 34,798 | 35,800 | 40,300 | 46,200 | 47,900 | 51,200 | 59,900 | 65,900 | 65,200 | 67,600 | 66,600 | 70,900 | 73,300 | 68,400 | 65,800 | 67,500 | 76,300 | 71,900 | 67,100 | 69,100 | 70,100 | 21,300 | 10,800 | 11,400 | 3,200 | 2,700 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 800 | 300 | 300 | 400 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 200 | 200 | Romania |
Russian Federation | 327,240 | 262,890 | 134,770 | 177,000 | 153,460 | 113,860 | 107,340 | 66,700 | 92,720 | 116,000 | 80,800 | 83,300 | 78,000 | 81,000 | Russian Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | 1,276 | 1,193 | 1,145 | 1,361 | 1,188 | 1,455 | 1,595 | 581 | 915 | 538 | 520 | 500 | 500 | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 5,312 | 7,310 | 6,220 | 2,894 | 957 | 1,270 | 447 | 416 | 280 | 89 | 53 | 146 | 168 | 494 | 21 | 14 | 409 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 3,231 | 8,134 | 39,848 | 42,834 | 86,613 | 126,582 | 13,547 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | Spain |
Sweden | 1,837 | 1,875 | 1,937 | 2,180 | 1,405 | 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 | 158,407 | 128,000 | 80,000 | 96,000 | 53,000 | 32,000 | 26,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 27,000 | 32,200 | 25,000 | 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 | 143 | 2,188 | 17,700 | 11,000 | 17,000 | 19,000 | 16,700 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | United Kingdom |
USSR | 1,625,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,465,000 | 1,569,000 | 1,476,000 | 1,403,000 | 1,375,000 | 1,334,000 | 1,309,000 | 1,284,000 | 1,244,000 | 1,251,000 | 1,248,000 | 1,210,000 | 1,215,000 | 1,214,000 | 1,209,000 | 1,197,000 | 1,046,000 | 1,119,600 | 946,000 | 1,012,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,067,000 | 1,014,000 | 975,000 | 971,000 | 931,000 | 871,350 | 772,600 | 632,000 | USSR | ||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia SFR | 7,900 | 5,840 | 5,880 | 5,370 | 4,840 | 4,400 | 4,150 | 3,180 | 2,806 | 2,218 | 2,048 | 1,631 | 1,284 | 920 | 629 | 568 | 569 | 383 | 412 | 310 | 291 | 201 | 296 | 288 | 303 | 474 | 674 | 222 | 122 | 35 | 30 | Yugoslavia SFR |