Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
94
Highest
448,043 t
Australia and New Zealand
Lowest
0 t
Romania
Median
3,606 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
1,566
What the numbers show
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 448,043 t in Australia and New Zealand; the lowest is 0 t in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,606 t, and the mean is 28,130 t.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 253.6%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 100.0%).
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 448,043 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 2 | China | 367,505 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 367,505 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 80,195 t | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 324,000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 47,706 t | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 5 | New Zealand | 124,043 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,133 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 71,690 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,614 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 7 | Morocco | 62,921 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,030 t | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 49,116 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 1,181 t | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 45,252 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 44,909 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 11 | Pakistan | 42,846 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 38,573 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 36,643 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Algeria | 35,415 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 35,179 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | India | 33,896 t | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 17 | Uruguay | 24,692 t | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 24,627 t | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 20,745 t | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 15,150 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 21 | Mongolia | 14,501 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 14,500 t | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 23 | France | 14,333 t | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | Iraq | 14,214 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 14,195 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 12,755 t | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 12,000 t | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 11,910 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,802 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | Libya | 10,334 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 9,459 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 32 | Yemen | 9,268 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 33 | Lesotho | 9,000 t | 2023 | up 137.8% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 8,546 t | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 7,984 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 7,685 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 7,323 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 38 | Greece | 7,315 t | 2018 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 39 | Chile | 6,316 t | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 5,500 t | 2019 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 41 | Jordan | 4,689 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 4,433 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 3,797 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 44 | Norway | 3,414 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 3,000 t | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 3,000 t | 2019 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 3,000 t | 2019 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 2,852 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 49 | Lebanon | 2,832 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 2,683 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 2,511 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 2,168 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 2,009 t | 2023 | down 26.1% | flat |
| 54 | Georgia | 2,000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 55 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,620 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,417 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 57 | Namibia | 1,206 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 58 | Israel | 1,205 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 59 | Canada | 1,189 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ukraine | 1,187 t | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 61 | Armenia | 1,101 t | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 62 | Croatia | 1,078 t | 2018 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 63 | Kuwait | 1,024 t | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 950.64 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 65 | Austria | 870.98 t | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Myanmar | 796.28 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 67 | Slovakia | 761.58 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 68 | Poland | 731.11 t | 2018 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 713.16 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 70 | Switzerland | 629 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 71 | Paraguay | 622.78 t | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 72 | Iceland | 543 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 73 | Nepal | 381 t | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 328 t | 2018 | up 200.9% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 325 t | 2018 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 76 | Latvia | 244 t | 2018 | up 253.6% | rising |
| 77 | Montenegro | 240.31 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 78 | Czechia | 212.5 t | 2018 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 79 | Malaysia | 169.35 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 80 | Denmark | 162.44 t | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 81 | Sweden | 147.34 t | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 82 | Slovenia | 143.39 t | 2018 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 117 t | 2018 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 84 | Belarus | 88 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 85 | Finland | 76.64 t | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 86 | Malta | 25.61 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 15.7 t | 2018 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 88 | Romania | 0 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.77 million t
- Asia 858,518 t
- Oceania 448,043 t
- Eastern Asia 382,006 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 49,649 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 211,429 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 207,334 t
- Africa 205,454 t
- Western Asia 167,006 t
- Europe 153,069 t
- Central Asia 143,819 t
- Southern Asia 140,095 t
- Northern Africa 130,039 t
- Americas 107,089 t
- South America 90,752 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 81,516 t
- Northern Europe 75,647 t
- Southern Africa 55,458 t
- Eastern Europe 47,365 t
- Southern Europe 27,808 t
- South-Eastern Asia 25,592 t
- European Union (27) 22,365 t
- Eastern Africa 19,957 t
- Northern America 12,539 t
- United States of America 11,350 t
- Central America 3,797 t
- Western Europe 2,249 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.