Linseed production in Germany
In 2017 Germany produced 7,000 t of linseed. Over ten years it grew by 17%. The record was 194,000 t in 1998. Area harvested: 4,600 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2017
- 7,000 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +17%
- Record
- 194,000 t
- 1998
Linseed in Germany, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7,000 | +17% | 4,600 | 1.52 |
| 2016 | 6,000 | −14% | 4,200 | 1.43 |
| 2015 | 7,000 | +17% | 5,000 | 1.40 |
| 2014 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 4,200 | 1.43 |
| 2013 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 1.62 |
| 2012 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 4,200 | 1.43 |
| 2011 | 6,000 | −14% | 4,600 | 1.30 |
| 2010 | 7,000 | +75% | 6,859 | 1.02 |
| 2009 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 4,100 | 0.98 |
| 2008 | 4,000 | −33% | 4,200 | 0.95 |
| 2007 | 6,000 | −73% | 6,300 | 0.95 |
| 2006 | 22,400 | −12% | 13,900 | 1.61 |
| 2005 | 25,370 | +9.5% | 14,000 | 1.81 |
| 2004 | 23,160 | −20% | 12,900 | 1.80 |
| 2003 | 28,800 | +68% | 16,200 | 1.78 |
| 2002 | 17,100 | −64% | 10,300 | 1.66 |
| 2001 | 47,800 | −47% | 33,000 | 1.45 |
| 2000 | 90,900 | −43% | 102,500 | 0.89 |
| 1999 | 160,000 | −18% | 199,778 | 0.80 |
| 1998 | 194,000 | +67% | 111,048 | 1.75 |
| 1997 | 116,000 | +57% | 95,027 | 1.22 |
| 1996 | 74,000 | +61% | 86,000 | 0.86 |
| 1995 | 46,000 | +70% | 54,000 | 0.85 |
| 1994 | 27,000 | −10.0% | 28,000 | 0.96 |
| 1993 | 30,000 | −57% | 30,100 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 70,000 | +483% | 77,600 | 0.90 |
| 1991 | 12,000 | +200% | 8,000 | 1.50 |
| 1990 | 4,000 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 1979 | 159 | +253% | 286 | 0.56 |
| 1978 | 45 | −78% | 472 | 0.10 |
| 1977 | 206 | −66% | 559 | 0.37 |
| 1976 | 608 | −29% | 1,395 | 0.44 |
| 1975 | 854 | −1.7% | 1,951 | 0.44 |
| 1974 | 869 | −48% | 2,198 | 0.40 |
| 1973 | 1,668 | −55% | 3,847 | 0.43 |
| 1972 | 3,729 | −24% | 8,995 | 0.41 |
| 1971 | 4,917 | +9.0% | 11,166 | 0.44 |
| 1970 | 4,513 | −9.1% | 10,649 | 0.42 |
| 1969 | 4,965 | +5.0% | 10,446 | 0.48 |
| 1968 | 4,730 | −30% | 10,762 | 0.44 |
| 1967 | 6,783 | +5.6% | 15,063 | 0.45 |
| 1966 | 6,424 | +1.0% | 16,098 | 0.40 |
| 1965 | 6,361 | +44% | 14,445 | 0.44 |
| 1964 | 4,423 | −34% | 12,089 | 0.37 |
| 1963 | 6,681 | −34% | 17,752 | 0.38 |
| 1962 | 10,062 | +15% | 26,570 | 0.38 |
| 1961 | 8,715 | — | 25,701 | 0.34 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 10,846 t USD 14.2 m
- Exporter rank
- 13 of 76
- Imports
- 110,223 t USD 96.5 m
- Importer rank
- 5 of 141
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
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.

