Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool β Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool β Production is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 441,000 t in USSR; the lowest is 0 t in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,101 t, and the mean is 29,140 t.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 314.1%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 100.0%).
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool β Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 441,000 t | 1991 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 405,951 t | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 3 | China | 364,481 t | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 364,481 t | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 281,000 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 6 | New Zealand | 124,951 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68,520 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | Morocco | 62,899 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan (former) | 55,000 t | 2011 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 49,361 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 43,564 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 43,355 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 41,877 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 39,864 t | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 36,339 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 16 | Algeria | 35,270 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 17 | India | 33,690 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 32,040 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 24,963 t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 23,010 t | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 22,789 t | 2017 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 14,730 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 14,436 t | 2017 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 14,368 t | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 14,280 t | 2017 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 14,112 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 27 | Iraq | 13,869 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 12,910 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 12,404 t | 2017 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 30 | Ethiopia PDR | 12,300 t | 1992 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 12,058 t | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,981 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 33 | Libya | 10,387 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 34 | Yemen | 9,396 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 9,332 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 36 | Yugoslav SFR | 8,701 t | 1991 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 37 | Lesotho | 8,165 t | 2024 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 8,031 t | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 7,860 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 7,472 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 7,400 t | 2017 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 7,259 t | 2017 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 7,127 t | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 44 | Chile | 5,988 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 45 | Portugal | 5,939 t | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 46 | Jordan | 4,697 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 4,566 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 3,831 t | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 49 | Hungary | 3,744 t | 2017 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,192 t | 2017 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 51 | Norway | 3,011 t | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 2,946 t | 2017 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,872 t | 2005 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 54 | Lebanon | 2,863 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 2,696 t | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 2,528 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | 2,498 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Czechoslovakia | 2,240 t | 1992 | down 52.2% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 2,234 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 60 | Kenya | 2,064 t | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 1,800 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,429 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 1,411 t | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Eritrea | 1,345 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 1,256 t | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 66 | Israel | 1,219 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 67 | Canada | 1,177 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ukraine | 1,119 t | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Croatia | 1,062 t | 2017 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 1,024 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 71 | Kuwait | 996.35 t | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 894.37 t | 2017 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 73 | Myanmar | 808.6 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovak Republic | 779.74 t | 2017 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 75 | Poland | 731.11 t | 2017 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 690.69 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Paraguay | 645.21 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 78 | Switzerland | 618.18 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 79 | Iceland | 553 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 80 | Nepal | 390 t | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 360 t | 1999 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Cyprus | 324 t | 2017 | up 75.1% | falling |
| 83 | Lithuania | 323 t | 2017 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Mali | 252.06 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 85 | Latvia | 244 t | 2017 | up 275.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Montenegro | 228.89 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 87 | Czechia | 219.01 t | 2017 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 88 | Belgium | 200 t | 2013 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 168.66 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Denmark | 164.51 t | 2017 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 91 | Slovenia | 146.76 t | 2017 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 92 | Sweden | 145.94 t | 2017 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 93 | Estonia | 122 t | 2017 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus | 84 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Finland | 77.31 t | 2017 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 96 | Bhutan | 52 t | 1990 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 97 | Malta | 25.69 t | 2017 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 15.6 t | 2017 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 99 | Japan | 0 t | 1992 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Romania | 0 t | 2017 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.70 million t
- Oceania 405,951 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 211,705 t
- Eastern Asia 378,593 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 206,818 t
- Africa 203,776 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 131,999 t
- Western Asia 170,001 t
- Americas 101,102 t
- Central Asia 145,405 t
- European Union (27) 99,664 t
- Southern Asia 139,562 t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.