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Linseed Area Harvested (Ha)
1990-Present
From FAOSTAT Database: Production--ProdSTAT--Crops (http://faostat.fao.org/)
updated 12-11-2007
For previous years, go to our Historical Production Data page
blank cell = no data reported
* = Unofficial figure | F = FAO estimate | P = Provisional official data
countries |
1990 |
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1991 |
|
1992 |
|
1993 |
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1994 |
|
1995 |
|
1996 |
|
1997 |
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1998 |
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1999 |
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2000 |
|
2001 |
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2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
Afghanistan |
40000 |
F |
38600 |
F |
38600 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
39000 |
F |
Argentina |
565300 |
|
572600 |
|
416400 |
|
206500 |
|
141970 |
|
152835 |
|
192700 |
|
88740 |
|
107075 |
|
101545 |
|
67875 |
|
28135 |
|
19540 |
|
13800 |
|
29000 |
|
37000 |
|
46690 |
|
29000 |
|
Armenia |
|
127 |
|
Australia |
1839 |
|
4299 |
|
6764 |
|
3375 |
|
8100 |
|
8200 |
|
13600 |
|
8000 |
|
9080 |
|
10110 |
|
10200 |
|
10200 |
|
9000 |
|
7000 |
* |
8000 |
* |
10000 |
* |
10000 |
* |
|
Austria |
|
4684 |
|
4890 |
|
5367 |
|
4804 |
|
2012 |
P |
Bangladesh |
77077 |
|
77403 |
|
75118 |
|
74867 |
|
74526 |
|
73202 |
|
70400 |
|
69890 |
|
69820 |
|
64345 |
|
67000 |
* |
70000 |
* |
70000 |
* |
70000 |
* |
70000 |
* |
70000 |
* |
70000 |
* |
70000 |
F |
Belarus |
|
125000 |
|
96000 |
|
83000 |
|
98000 |
|
79000 |
|
72200 |
|
75000 |
|
76400 |
|
82000 |
|
80000 |
|
68000 |
|
72000 |
|
77081 |
|
72132 |
|
63672 |
|
70000 |
* |
Belgium |
|
13700 |
|
17700 |
|
16300 |
|
20232 |
|
20529 |
|
19288 |
|
20000 |
F |
14338 |
|
Belgium-Luxembourg |
11722 |
|
9675 |
|
7142 |
|
9218 |
|
11107 |
|
11011 |
|
11261 |
|
11303 |
|
10833 |
|
12003 |
|
Brazil |
30000 |
* |
30000 |
* |
30000 |
* |
17000 |
* |
16000 |
* |
12000 |
* |
11000 |
* |
11000 |
* |
9000 |
* |
6000 |
* |
5000 |
* |
5000 |
* |
5000 |
* |
5000 |
* |
11000 |
* |
12000 |
* |
12000 |
* |
12000 |
F |
Bulgaria |
2806 |
|
2007 |
|
251 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
346 |
|
179 |
|
11 |
|
58 |
|
100 |
F |
150 |
F |
200 |
F |
200 |
F |
158 |
|
125 |
|
120 |
F |
170 |
F |
170 |
F |
Canada |
694000 |
|
499000 |
|
252900 |
|
505800 |
|
720300 |
|
860000 |
|
575000 |
|
736500 |
|
857900 |
|
707000 |
|
590900 |
|
661700 |
|
633400 |
|
728400 |
|
518000 |
|
732600 |
|
785200 |
|
524000 |
|
Chile |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1000 |
F |
1100 |
F |
1100 |
F |
1110 |
F |
1150 |
F |
1200 |
F |
1250 |
F |
1300 |
F |
1300 |
F |
China |
87067 |
|
105500 |
|
79000 |
|
605000 |
* |
667830 |
|
621060 |
|
644630 |
|
601740 |
|
571910 |
|
552000 |
|
497870 |
|
402200 |
|
453000 |
|
449000 |
|
500000 |
* |
490000 |
* |
485000 |
* |
480000 |
* |
Cyprus |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
0 |
F |
|
Czech Republic |
|
7571 |
|
10118 |
|
4214 |
|
5899 |
|
4000 |
* |
4365 |
|
7543 |
|
10032 |
|
9840 |
|
8228 |
|
8673 |
|
2153 |
|
7335 |
|
7869 |
|
2600 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
25402 |
|
17206 |
|
11433 |
* |
|
Denmark |
100 |
F |
110 |
F |
600 |
F |
350 |
F |
889 |
|
1195 |
|
3438 |
|
3461 |
|
3871 |
|
10698 |
|
5029 |
|
1422 |
|
221 |
|
117 |
|
120 |
F |
0 |
F |
120 |
F |
100 |
F |
Ecuador |
34 |
|
29 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
F |
50 |
F |
50 |
F |
74 |
|
75 |
F |
80 |
F |
80 |
F |
80 |
F |
80 |
F |
85 |
F |
90 |
F |
95 |
F |
95 |
F |
100 |
F |
120 |
F |
Egypt |
13020 |
|
18480 |
|
16000 |
* |
13000 |
* |
15000 |
* |
15714 |
|
14000 |
* |
15000 |
F |
15500 |
F |
16000 |
|
16000 |
|
16000 |
* |
8936 |
|
13010 |
|
17138 |
|
15000 |
* |
16000 |
* |
15500 |
F |
Eritrea |
|
4200 |
|
2900 |
|
2900 |
F |
3000 |
F |
2600 |
F |
2400 |
F |
1304 |
|
1154 |
|
848 |
|
1236 |
|
340 |
F |
655 |
|
330 |
|
330 |
F |
330 |
F |
Estonia |
|
783 |
|
400 |
|
300 |
|
200 |
|
139 |
|
323 |
|
84 |
|
115 |
|
65 |
|
101 |
|
107 |
|
109 |
|
130 |
|
163 |
|
207 |
|
100 |
|
Ethiopia |
|
75000 |
F |
90000 |
F |
112720 |
|
177640 |
|
134640 |
|
96240 |
|
91440 |
|
74120 |
|
130520 |
|
102076 |
|
142899 |
|
256472 |
|
215107 |
|
185253 |
|
100000 |
F |
Ethiopia PDR |
69810 |
|
74000 |
* |
75000 |
F |
|
France |
60927 |
|
42281 |
|
41124 |
|
49351 |
|
49491 |
|
54016 |
|
44168 |
|
45201 |
|
43928 |
|
49766 |
|
54525 |
|
67849 |
|
67417 |
|
76508 |
|
80526 |
|
78644 |
|
74641 |
|
72000 |
F |
Germany |
3000 |
* |
8000 |
* |
78000 |
* |
30000 |
* |
28000 |
|
54000 |
|
86000 |
|
95027 |
|
111048 |
|
199778 |
|
103000 |
* |
33000 |
* |
10000 |
* |
16000 |
* |
13000 |
* |
14000 |
|
13900 |
|
6300 |
|
Hungary |
8578 |
|
12240 |
|
5823 |
|
2211 |
|
2000 |
|
1000 |
|
965 |
|
402 |
|
1061 |
|
1749 |
|
1008 |
|
782 |
|
397 |
|
816 |
|
1160 |
|
2009 |
|
1865 |
|
1900 |
F |
India |
1124400 |
|
1099100 |
|
886200 |
|
895000 |
|
953000 |
|
948000 |
|
843000 |
|
827000 |
|
819000 |
|
749400 |
|
593100 |
|
579900 |
|
535800 |
|
450100 |
|
476500 |
|
448700 |
|
436800 |
|
426000 |
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
1500 |
F |
602 |
|
600 |
F |
600 |
F |
600 |
F |
600 |
F |
1283 |
|
1870 |
|
744 |
|
600 |
F |
600 |
F |
700 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
Iraq |
800 |
F |
550 |
F |
550 |
F |
575 |
F |
570 |
F |
580 |
F |
570 |
F |
580 |
F |
585 |
F |
590 |
F |
570 |
F |
550 |
F |
500 |
F |
470 |
F |
470 |
F |
470 |
F |
600 |
F |
600 |
F |
Italy |
530 |
|
800 |
|
1548 |
|
827 |
|
1120 |
|
3520 |
|
1500 |
F |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
Japan |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Kazakhstan |
|
12700 |
|
9100 |
|
5900 |
|
5600 |
|
4000 |
|
1600 |
|
1000 |
|
1400 |
|
1400 |
|
1030 |
|
643 |
|
917 |
|
1068 |
|
1000 |
* |
1000 |
* |
1300 |
F |
Kenya |
1000 |
F |
1100 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
900 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
800 |
F |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
179 |
|
486 |
|
521 |
|
560 |
F |
600 |
F |
Latvia |
|
7600 |
|
600 |
|
1500 |
|
1400 |
|
1300 |
|
1600 |
|
2200 |
|
2000 |
|
1600 |
|
1400 |
|
2100 |
|
1800 |
|
2100 |
|
1600 |
|
600 |
|
100 |
|
Lithuania |
|
21200 |
|
4500 |
|
9800 |
|
13200 |
|
5600 |
|
6100 |
|
6200 |
|
8800 |
|
8600 |
|
10200 |
|
9500 |
|
9400 |
|
5800 |
|
4200 |
|
2200 |
|
700 |
|
Mexico |
159 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
110 |
|
8 |
|
10 |
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
F |
5 |
|
3 |
|
5 |
F |
5 |
F |
Morocco |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Nepal |
30000 |
F |
25000 |
F |
25000 |
F |
20000 |
F |
20000 |
F |
22000 |
F |
18000 |
F |
18000 |
F |
15000 |
F |
14000 |
F |
10000 |
F |
12000 |
F |
12700 |
F |
16500 |
F |
13000 |
F |
13000 |
F |
13500 |
F |
13500 |
F |
Netherlands |
7000 |
* |
8000 |
* |
2030 |
|
5000 |
* |
5000 |
* |
4000 |
|
3900 |
|
4300 |
|
3500 |
|
3800 |
|
4400 |
|
4755 |
|
4100 |
|
4600 |
|
4500 |
|
4700 |
|
4400 |
|
4500 |
F |
New Zealand |
150 |
F |
200 |
F |
250 |
F |
300 |
F |
350 |
F |
400 |
F |
424 |
|
500 |
F |
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
1200 |
|
1200 |
|
1200 |
F |
1250 |
F |
1250 |
F |
Pakistan |
8683 |
|
8202 |
|
8751 |
|
8338 |
|
7606 |
|
7727 |
|
8306 |
|
8346 |
|
7974 |
|
7717 |
|
7249 |
|
4729 |
|
6200 |
|
5946 |
|
6172 |
|
5448 |
|
5816 |
|
6000 |
F |
Peru |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
233 |
|
497 |
|
588 |
|
659 |
|
532 |
|
1404 |
|
1583 |
|
1159 |
|
1010 |
|
1500 |
F |
1600 |
F |
Poland |
29630 |
|
9672 |
|
5505 |
|
4003 |
|
8120 |
|
13742 |
|
5859 |
|
3724 |
|
2373 |
|
3109 |
|
506 |
|
953 |
|
621 |
|
740 |
|
774 |
|
1016 |
|
1391 |
|
1400 |
F |
Portugal |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Romania |
49900 |
|
47600 |
|
25800 |
|
37700 |
|
11000 |
|
6594 |
|
7313 |
|
9400 |
|
2700 |
|
2000 |
|
1347 |
|
1220 |
|
2204 |
|
1561 |
|
1407 |
|
65 |
|
290 |
|
303 |
|
Russian Federation |
|
327240 |
|
262890 |
|
134770 |
|
177270 |
|
153460 |
|
95130 |
|
77600 |
|
65480 |
|
87630 |
|
108340 |
|
75490 |
|
62800 |
|
74500 |
|
61410 |
|
59470 |
|
66000 |
|
Slovakia |
|
1276 |
|
1189 |
|
1111 |
|
1035 |
|
932 |
|
322 |
|
4235 |
|
2305 |
|
1060 |
|
1119 |
|
1635 |
|
1615 |
|
2850 |
|
4474 |
|
3000 |
* |
Spain |
20 |
|
1010 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
72 |
|
11000 |
* |
19871 |
|
22000 |
* |
32599 |
|
25000 |
* |
20526 |
|
11145 |
|
11145 |
|
11145 |
|
6000 |
* |
6000 |
* |
6000 |
F |
6250 |
F |
Sweden |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4000 |
|
7400 |
|
9500 |
|
14100 |
|
34172 |
|
10660 |
|
4437 |
|
3191 |
|
3727 |
|
5764 |
|
9854 |
|
8690 |
|
4321 |
|
Tunisia |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
2200 |
F |
Turkey |
2800 |
|
2144 |
|
1176 |
|
745 |
|
1335 |
|
650 |
|
355 |
|
355 |
|
320 |
|
385 |
|
320 |
|
290 |
|
250 |
|
250 |
|
220 |
|
176 |
|
220 |
F |
200 |
F |
Ukraine |
|
158407 |
|
128000 |
|
80000 |
|
96000 |
|
53000 |
|
32000 |
|
26000 |
|
21000 |
|
20000 |
|
23000 |
|
25000 |
|
28000 |
|
14000 |
|
25000 |
|
51400 |
|
38000 |
F |
United Kingdom |
33700 |
|
91900 |
|
144500 |
|
161000 |
|
73000 |
|
62000 |
|
54000 |
|
76000 |
|
101000 |
|
213000 |
|
74000 |
|
31000 |
|
13000 |
|
34000 |
|
31000 |
|
48000 |
|
36000 |
|
12000 |
|
United States of America |
102400 |
|
138400 |
|
66770 |
|
77300 |
|
69200 |
|
59490 |
|
37230 |
|
59100 |
|
133140 |
|
154190 |
|
209220 |
|
233910 |
|
284900 |
|
235930 |
|
206800 |
|
386480 |
|
310400 |
|
141235 |
|
Uruguay |
4181 |
|
6603 |
|
6600 |
|
2700 |
|
2500 |
|
1500 |
|
3300 |
* |
3300 |
* |
2000 |
* |
2500 |
F |
2500 |
F |
2550 |
F |
2550 |
F |
2600 |
F |
2600 |
F |
2600 |
F |
2600 |
F |
2600 |
F |
USSR |
850000 |
* |
680000 |
* |
|
Uzbekistan |
|
5600 |
|
5000 |
|
5400 |
|
4400 |
|
2900 |
|
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
3000 |
* |
Yugoslav SFR |
35 |
|
65 |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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