Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per was 71.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 71.57 for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 459.77 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 71.57, in 2024.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 75th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 436.79 | — |
| 1962 | 448.87 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 434.56 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 448.18 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 452.26 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 421.67 | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 434.22 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 431.31 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 454.32 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 459.77 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 434.25 | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 417.6 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 356.2 | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 331.02 | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 360.35 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 349.4 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 326.25 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 317.55 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 326.84 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 335.66 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 336.26 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 330.85 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 324.03 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 325.9 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 349.94 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 345.29 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 355.81 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 356.6 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 362.18 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 386.98 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 370.51 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 312.25 | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 297.31 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 290.95 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 263.23 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 244.85 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 254.1 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 238.87 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 232.52 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 227.25 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 189.74 | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 186.74 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 158.73 | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 160.66 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 156.27 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 156.14 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 144.77 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 118.59 | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 118 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 111.79 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 111.62 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 106.72 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 105.38 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 100.69 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 100.81 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.49 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 100.53 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 100.2 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.89 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 78.67 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 88.91 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 83.5 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 79.95 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 71.57 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 440.24 | 421.67 | 454.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 367.92 | 317.55 | 459.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 342.25 | 324.03 | 362.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 289.16 | 232.52 | 386.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.69 | 118 | 227.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.41 | 87.89 | 111.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.52 | 71.57 | 88.91 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per in Australia and New Zealand?
- Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per in Australia and New Zealand was 71.57 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 459.77 in 1970.
- What is the lowest shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.57 in 2024.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 75th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross per rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.