Linseed Consumption by Country

Gambia reported 5,501 tonnes of linseed food supply in 2023, 35.8 percent of the listed total, rising from zero. India came second at 2,831 tonnes and Norway third at 2,389. Per person, Gambia led at 5.59 grams a day. India added 580 tonnes in the latest year, while Iran shed 320. All figures count food available for human consumption, not actual intake.

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In 2023, Gambia had the largest listed linseed supply at 5,501 tonnes, accounting for 35.8 percent of the listed total after reporting zero in 2022. India ranked second at 2,831 tonnes and Norway third at 2,389 tonnes. Gambia also led per person at 5.59 grams per person per day. The figures measure food available for human consumption, not actual intake.

Gambia Arrives First

Gambia led at 5,501 tonnes, 1.94 times India, after reporting zero in 2022. Norway sat third at 2,389 tonnes, ahead of Ethiopia at 1,863 and Tajikistan at 1,490. The top three held 69.7 percent of the 15,380-tonne total, and the top five 91.5 percent. Iran, Luxembourg, Armenia, Libya and Oman closed the top ten between 95 and 732 tonnes. Of 46 countries in the file, 44 carried a 2023 value.

A New Leader From Zero

Across the 44 countries in both 2022 and 2023, supply grew 53.3 percent, from 10,034 tonnes, a gain of 5,346. Gambia added 5,501 tonnes from a zero base, more than the net rise on its own. India added 580 tonnes, up 25.8 percent. Iran shed 320 tonnes, down 30.5 percent, and Norway 152. The United Arab Emirates fell to zero from 149 tonnes. Ethiopia shed 68 tonnes, and Armenia 60. Oman added 45 tonnes, up 90.6 percent from 50.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	Gambia GM	5.5K	5.59
2	India IN	2.83K	0.01
3	Norway NO	2.39K	1.19
4	Ethiopia ET	1.86K	0.04
5	Tajikistan TJ	1.49K	0.39
6	Iran IR	731.59	0.02
7	Luxembourg LU	131.3	0.54
8	Armenia AM	114.68	0.11
9	Libya LY	100.14	0.04
10	Oman OM	95.44	0.05
11	Syria SY	33.62	0
12	Yemen YE	22.17	0
13	Vietnam VN	21.53	0
14	Bahrain BH	18.76	0.03
15	Grenada GD	6.32	0.15
16	Qatar QA	5	0
17	Seychelles SC	4.49	0.1
18	Cameroon CM	4.35	0
19	Djibouti DJ	3.27	0.01
20	Maldives MV	3.17	0.02
21	Lesotho LS	2.79	0
22	Bahamas BS	1.52	0.01
23	DR Congo CD	1.4	0
24	Antigua and Barbuda AG	1.27	0.04
25	Liberia LR	1.05	0
26	Madagascar MG	0.74	0
27	Nigeria NG	0.51	0
28	Guinea-Bissau GW	0.14	0
29	Senegal SN	0.14	0
30	Sao Tome and Principe ST	0.11	0
31	Sierra Leone SL	0.1	0
32	Bhutan BT	0.09	0
33	Saint Lucia LC	0.08	0
34	Ivory Coast CI	0.07	0
35	Laos LA	0.07	0
36	Vanuatu VU	0.06	0
37	Gabon GA	0.04	0
38	Marshall Islands MH	0.04	0
39	Uganda UG	0.03	0
40	Congo CG	0.02	0
41	Belize BZ	0	0
42	Papua New Guinea PG	0	0
43	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0	0
44	United Arab Emirates AE	0	0

Iran Fades Over Five Years

Among the 37 countries in both 2019 and 2023, supply eased 6.6 percent, from 10,573 tonnes, a loss of 699. Iran shed 1,697 tonnes, down 69.9 percent from 2,429, the largest fall in the file. Tajikistan added 1,490 tonnes from a zero base. Norway shed 611 tonnes, down 20.4 percent. India added 276 tonnes. Armenia shed 190 tonnes over five years, down 62.4 percent. Libya added 95 tonnes from 5, and Oman 87 from 9, among the sharpest percentage rises in the file. Two countries left over the period, against seven arrivals adding 5,506 tonnes.

Ethiopia Holds Fourth

Ethiopia sat fourth at 1,863 tonnes, easing 68 in the latest year after 1,931 in 2022. Its five-year path barely moved, from 1,832 in 2019. Per person, Ethiopia sat at 0.04 grams. Tajikistan, fifth at 1,490 tonnes, added its volume from a zero 2019 base and sits at 0.39 grams per person. Armenia shed 60 tonnes in the latest year to 115.

Norway Eases Third

Norway sat third at 2,389 tonnes, shedding 152 in the latest year and 611 over five, down 20.4 percent from 3,000. Per person, Norway sat second at 1.19 grams. Luxembourg, seventh by volume at 131 tonnes, sat third per person at 0.54 grams.

Gambia Leads Per Person Too

Gambia's 5.59 grams a day topped the per-person table, ahead of Norway at 1.19 and Luxembourg at 0.54. Tajikistan followed at 0.39 grams. Ethiopia, fourth by volume, sat at 0.04 grams per person. Armenia sat at 0.11 grams after closing the volume top ten.

What Linseed Covers

This page follows the SUA item labelled Linseed and counts only its rows; World, regional and aggregate rows are not in the table. The annual listed supply total sums the countries with a 2023 value. The FAOSTAT item refers specifically to linseed and not to linseed oil or other processed linseed products. Food here means supply available for people to eat in the reference year, not amounts eaten.

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#	Country	2019 (t)	2019 (g/cap/d)	2020 (t)	2020 (g/cap/d)	2021 (t)	2021 (g/cap/d)	2022 (t)	2022 (g/cap/d)	2023 (t)	2023 (g/cap/d)
1	Gambia	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	5.5K	5.59
2	India	2.56K	0.01	2.5K	0	2.57K	0	2.25K	0	2.83K	0.01
3	Norway	3K	1.54	2.98K	1.52	1.84K	0.93	2.54K	1.28	2.39K	1.19
4	Ethiopia	1.83K	0.04	1.85K	0.04	1.89K	0.04	1.93K	0.04	1.86K	0.04
5	Tajikistan	0	0	998.9	0.28	897.66	0.25	1.5K	0.4	1.49K	0.39
6	Iran	2.43K	0.08	740.55	0.02	1.67K	0.05	1.05K	0.03	731.59	0.02
7	Luxembourg	148.37	0.66	146.11	0.63	153.69	0.66	158.63	0.67	131.3	0.54
8	Armenia	305.11	0.29	321.61	0.3	66.64	0.06	175.02	0.17	114.68	0.11
9	Libya	5.3	0	22.3	0.01	67.24	0.03	59.53	0.02	100.14	0.04
10	Oman	8.82	0.01	45.21	0.03	19.22	0.01	50.07	0.03	95.44	0.05
11	Syria	90.14	0.01	23.88	0	16.65	0	47.53	0.01	33.62	0
12	Yemen	5.99	0	70.17	0.01	37.82	0	31.54	0	22.17	0
13	Vietnam	11.26	0	17.61	0	7.87	0	26.61	0	21.53	0
14	Bahrain	14.19	0.03	15.45	0.03	68.5	0.12	26.76	0.05	18.76	0.03
15	Grenada	0	0	2.94	0.07	6.39	0.15	7.22	0.17	6.32	0.15
16	Qatar	-	-	-	-	1.01	0	7.11	0.01	5	0
17	Seychelles	3.39	0.08	0.75	0.02	2.12	0.05	1.97	0.04	4.49	0.1
18	Cameroon	0.01	0	0	0	0.36	0	0.02	0	4.35	0
19	Djibouti	2.46	0.01	3.04	0.01	3.36	0.01	0.14	0	3.27	0.01
20	Maldives	5.02	0.03	0.38	0	6.95	0.04	4	0.02	3.17	0.02
21	Lesotho	0.08	0	0.13	0	0	0	0.12	0	2.79	0
22	Bahamas	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	1.96	0.01	1.52	0.01
23	DR Congo	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	5.83	0	1.4	0
24	Antigua and Barbuda	1.03	0.03	-	-	1.38	0.04	1	0.03	1.27	0.04
25	Liberia	0	0	0.01	0	0.09	0	0.76	0	1.05	0
26	Madagascar	1.31	0	3.04	0	2.2	0	1	0	0.74	0
27	Nigeria	0.71	0	3.47	0	5.27	0	3.06	0	0.51	0
28	Guinea-Bissau	0.01	0	0.06	0	0.01	0	0.05	0	0.14	0
29	Senegal	2.45	0	-	-	0	0	0.79	0	0.14	0
30	Sao Tome and Principe	0.43	0.01	0.22	0	0.14	0	0.23	0	0.11	0
31	Sierra Leone	-	-	0	0	0.26	0	0.06	0	0.1	0
32	Bhutan	-	-	0.06	0	0.44	0	0.41	0	0.09	0
33	Saint Lucia	0.08	0	0.07	0	0.07	0	0.08	0	0.08	0
34	Ivory Coast	-	-	0.09	0	0.03	0	0.02	0	0.07	0
35	Laos	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0
36	Vanuatu	0.05	0	0.04	0	0.06	0	0.02	0	0.06	0
37	Gabon	-	-	0.05	0	0.1	0	0.08	0	0.04	0
38	Marshall Islands	0.04	0	0.06	0	0.09	0.01	0.07	0	0.04	0
39	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	0.01	0	0.03	0
40	Congo	0.06	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	0	0.02	0
41	Belize	0.39	0	0.33	0	0.44	0	0.07	0	0	0
42	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0	0	1.86	0	0.02	0	0	0
43	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.18	0.01	0.33	0.02	0.2	0.01	0.32	0.02	0	0
44	United Arab Emirates	150	0.04	163.16	0.05	188.1	0.05	148.71	0.04	0	0
45	Cuba	0.22	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
46	Comoros	0	0	0.19	0	-	-	-	-	-	-

Methodology

For linseed, tonnage follows element 5141 and daily grams follow element 665 across 2019 to 2023. A change is measured from the earlier year; none is stated from a zero base. Only countries present in both compared years enter a change. A reported zero is not a blank, and blanks never stand in for zeros. The file holds 46 countries after removing World, regional and aggregate rows; 44 carry 2023 values. The latest-year comparison is dominated by Gambia's move from zero, while Iran records the largest five-year decline. The numbers describe food available for human consumption. Source: FAO FAOSTAT, compiled by StatsGeo.