Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool β 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
88
Highest
448,043 t
Australia and New Zealand
Lowest
0 t
Romania
Median
3,207 t
Years covered
14
2010β2023
Data points
1,566
What the numbers show
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool β Production is currently reported for 88 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 3,207 t, and the mean is 28,232 t.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 54 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 β 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, People's Republic of | 367,505 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 367,505 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 324,000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 5 | New Zealand | 124,043 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 71,690 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Morocco | 62,921 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 49,116 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 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, Republic of | 38,573 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Islamic Republic of | 12,755 t | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 12,000 t | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 11,910 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyz Republic | 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, Republic of | 9,268 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 33 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 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, Republic of | 7,685 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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 | Slovak Republic | 761.58 t | 2018 | β | 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, Republic of | 88 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 85 | Finland | 76.64 t | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 86 | Malta | 25.61 t | 2018 | β | 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
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 211,429 t
- Eastern Asia 382,006 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 207,334 t
- Africa 205,454 t
- Americas 107,089 t
- Western Asia 167,006 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 81,516 t
- Europe 153,069 t
- Northern Europe 75,647 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.