Flax, raw or retted production in Turkey
In 2024 Turkey produced 11 t of flax, raw or retted, the 17th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 175%. The record was 6,750 t in 1961. Area harvested: 14 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 11 t
- World rank
- 17 of 17
- 10-year change
- +175%
- Record
- 6,750 t
- 1961
Flax, raw or retted in Turkey, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Turkey compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.8
- world 4.6 (−83%)
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.16
- 10-year change
- +175%
- world +69%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of flax, raw or retted
Share of the world total; Turkey is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.79 |
| 2023 | 11 | +83% | 14 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.67 |
| 2021 | 6 | +50% | 8 | 0.75 |
| 2020 | 4 | +100% | 8 | 0.50 |
| 2019 | 2 | −33% | 3 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 3 | +50% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2017 | 2 | −33% | 3 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 3 | −25% | 4 | 0.75 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.80 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.67 |
| 2012 | 4 | −20% | 8 | 0.50 |
| 2011 | 5 | +67% | 8 | 0.63 |
| 2010 | 3 | +200% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2008 | 1 | −83% | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2007 | 6 | −25% | 10 | 0.60 |
| 2006 | 8 | +33% | 13 | 0.62 |
| 2005 | 6 | −89% | 10 | 0.60 |
| 2004 | 55 | 0.0% | 89 | 0.62 |
| 2003 | 55 | +10% | 89 | 0.62 |
| 2002 | 50 | +194% | 81 | 0.62 |
| 2001 | 17 | +143% | 27 | 0.63 |
| 2000 | 7 | −30% | 11 | 0.64 |
| 1999 | 10 | −38% | 16 | 0.63 |
| 1998 | 16 | −20% | 26 | 0.62 |
| 1997 | 20 | +18% | 32 | 0.63 |
| 1996 | 17 | −60% | 27 | 0.63 |
| 1995 | 42 | +20% | 67 | 0.63 |
| 1994 | 35 | −22% | 56 | 0.63 |
| 1993 | 45 | 0.0% | 72 | 0.63 |
| 1992 | 45 | +2.3% | 72 | 0.63 |
| 1991 | 44 | −56% | 70 | 0.63 |
| 1990 | 101 | −75% | — | — |
| 1989 | 408 | −32% | — | — |
| 1988 | 600 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1987 | 600 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1986 | 600 | −29% | — | — |
| 1985 | 850 | −4.0% | — | — |
| 1984 | 885 | −12% | — | — |
| 1983 | 1,000 | +160% | — | — |
| 1982 | 385 | −81% | — | — |
| 1981 | 2,000 | −13% | — | — |
| 1980 | 2,300 | +100% | — | — |
| 1979 | 1,150 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1978 | 1,150 | −34% | — | — |
| 1977 | 1,750 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1976 | 1,750 | −50% | — | — |
| 1975 | 3,500 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1974 | 3,500 | +146% | — | — |
| 1973 | 1,425 | +9.6% | — | — |
| 1972 | 1,300 | −13% | — | — |
| 1971 | 1,500 | +7.1% | — | — |
| 1970 | 1,400 | −62% | — | — |
| 1969 | 3,700 | +5.7% | — | — |
| 1968 | 3,500 | −10% | — | — |
| 1967 | 3,900 | +2.6% | — | — |
| 1966 | 3,800 | −5.0% | — | — |
| 1965 | 4,000 | −27% | — | — |
| 1964 | 5,500 | +10% | — | — |
| 1963 | 5,000 | +43% | — | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 | −48% | — | — |
| 1961 | 6,750 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of flax, raw or retted in Turkey?
Turkey produced 11 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Turkey rank in the world for production of flax, raw or retted?
Turkey ranked 17th of 17 countries in 2024. The largest producer was France with 81.9% of the world total.
How has the production of flax, raw or retted in Turkey changed?
It rose by 175% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +69% for the world. The record was 6,750 t in 1961.
What is the yield of flax, raw or retted in Turkey?
0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (11 t from 14 ha), against a world average of 4.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Turkey is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.