Annual production 1985–2024 · FAOSTAT
Flax fibre production (raw or retted) — seven data points (1965/1975/1985/1995/2005/2015/2024). Distinct from oilseed flax (linseed, a separate FAOSTAT item): this measures the fibre destined for textiles, not the seed destined for oil.
FAO, FAOSTAT (QCL, CPC code 01929.01).
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France (1.06 Mt) dominates this ranking by an overwhelming margin — over ten times Belgium, the second producer (92 kt) — with Normandy and Hauts-de-France alone accounting for roughly three-quarters of world flax-fibre production, a near-unique climatic monopoly among all crops covered by Atlas.