Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross in South America
South America: Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross was 76.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 76.04 for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in South America peaked at 320.15 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 76.04, in 2024.
That places South America 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 297.69 | — |
| 1962 | 291.23 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 301.53 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 309.51 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 298.03 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 320.15 | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 310.98 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 300.09 | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 305.85 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 290.59 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 280.18 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 268.51 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 263.38 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 260.36 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 260.66 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 258.19 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 273.56 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 258.4 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 260.18 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 278 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 285.1 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 271.2 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 261.32 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 268.42 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 244.62 | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 268.02 | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 272.23 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 275.09 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 268.95 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 279.2 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 256.28 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 232.66 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 229.89 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 219.79 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 204.3 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 180.76 | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 184.34 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 174.01 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 162.91 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 154.58 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 149.5 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 139.7 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 140.97 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 131.83 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 129.78 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 136.76 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 139.94 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 141.1 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 136.88 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 113.71 | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 108.29 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 105.01 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 106.49 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 107.12 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 100.48 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 92.4 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 90.23 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 88.57 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 89.62 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85.97 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 84.22 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.92 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.53 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 76.04 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303.9 | 291.23 | 320.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 267.4 | 258.19 | 290.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 269.29 | 244.62 | 285.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 212.41 | 162.91 | 279.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.1 | 129.78 | 154.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.19 | 88.57 | 113.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.14 | 76.04 | 85.97 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in South America?
- Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in South America was 76.04 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 recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 320.15 in 1966.
- What is the lowest shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.04 in 2024.
- How does South America rank for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross?
- South America ranks 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.