Linen fabric is made from flax plants. According to oec.worlddata, the top five countries leading in the export of flax fibres in 2019 were France ($544M), Belgium($270 M), Egypt ($27.8M),

Flax has a long history – its yarns were grown from ancient times. The oldest flax was cultivated in the mountainous areas of China, India, the Caucasus, and the Mediterranean