Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross in Western Europe
Western Europe: Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross was 1.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in Western Europe stood at 1.98. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in Western Europe peaked at 170.53 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2024.
Western Europe ranks 26th of 26 groups 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 in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121.63 | — |
| 1962 | 113.49 | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 112.82 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 121.85 | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 129.33 | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 122.45 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 121.52 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 108.95 | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 108.04 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 106.07 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 110.4 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 111.69 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 114.79 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 120.65 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 104.28 | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 127.85 | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 127.86 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 129.74 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 131.43 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 133.21 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 134.25 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 135.69 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 135.34 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 153.98 | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 156.94 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 163.06 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 166.38 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 166.41 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 170.53 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 160.19 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 132.98 | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 130.46 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 123.01 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 120.15 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 115.91 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 115.88 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 114.75 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 115.15 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 112.58 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 112.03 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 101.49 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 99.15 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 90.22 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 91.39 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.25 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 90.15 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 92.55 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 98.04 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 98.44 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.57 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 100.57 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 102.32 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 100.81 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.99 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 100.46 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 100.55 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.48 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -97.7% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.06 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 2.25 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2.06 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 2.03 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.98 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.79 | 108.04 | 129.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 118.48 | 104.28 | 131.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 151.58 | 133.21 | 170.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.11 | 112.58 | 160.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.17 | 88.25 | 112.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.82 | 2.18 | 102.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.25 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in Western Europe?
- Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross in Western Europe was 1.98 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 170.53 in 1989.
- What is the lowest shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross?
- Western Europe ranks 26th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — gross rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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.