Which Country Produces the Most Flax Fibre and Tow?

Based on a comparison of 18 countries in 2021, France ranked the highest in flax fibre and tow production with 678,390 tonnes followed by Belgium and Belarus. On the other end of the scale was Turkey with 6.00 tonnes, Spain with 10.0 tonnes and Ukraine with 35.2 tonnes.

Total flax fibre and tow production reached 896,636 tonnes in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 8.72 % less than in the previous year and 45.9 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total flax fibre and tow production reached an all time high of 1,508,921 tonnes in 2005 and an all time low of 485,209 tonnes in 2011. The average annual growth amounted to 0.422 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, France, accounted for 75.7 % of flax fibre and tow production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 89.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 99.7 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Flax Fibre and Tow Production indicator page.