Wool (Clean Eq.) — Domestic supply quantity in Australia
Australia: Wool (Clean Eq.) — Domestic supply quantity was 16,857 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Domestic supply quantity in Australia, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 16,857 t for wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity in 2013.
The figure is down 44.6% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity in Australia peaked at 519,782 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, -16,877 t, in 1977.
Australia ranks 35th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Domestic supply quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125,670 t | — |
| 1962 | 125,310 t | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 136,890 t | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 146,210 t | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 167,500 t | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 117,551 t | -29.8% |
| 1967 | 146,457 t | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 133,364 t | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 184,411 t | +38.3% |
| 1970 | 179,148 t | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 215,520 t | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 162,570 t | -24.6% |
| 1973 | 45,052 t | -72.3% |
| 1974 | 196,528 t | +336.2% |
| 1975 | 304,933 t | +55.2% |
| 1976 | 137,482 t | -54.9% |
| 1977 | -16,877 t | -112.3% |
| 1978 | 147,371 t | -973.2% |
| 1979 | 89,370 t | -39.4% |
| 1980 | 151,604 t | +69.6% |
| 1981 | 108,749 t | -28.3% |
| 1982 | 166,509 t | +53.1% |
| 1983 | 165,799 t | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 176,606 t | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 196,838 t | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 142,915 t | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 120,368 t | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 158,378 t | +31.6% |
| 1989 | 250,117 t | +57.9% |
| 1990 | 490,543 t | +96.1% |
| 1991 | 519,782 t | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 130,441 t | -74.9% |
| 1993 | 193,757 t | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 139,601 t | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 141,016 t | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 78,326 t | -44.5% |
| 1997 | 116,314 t | +48.5% |
| 1998 | 201,067 t | +72.9% |
| 1999 | 190,706 t | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 89,442 t | -53.1% |
| 2001 | 119,006 t | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 167,941 t | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 197,356 t | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 61,182 t | -69.0% |
| 2005 | 54,566 t | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 47,771 t | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 44,251 t | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 56,462 t | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 37,246 t | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 7,279 t | -80.5% |
| 2011 | 57,482 t | +689.7% |
| 2012 | 30,411 t | -47.1% |
| 2013 | 16,857 t | -44.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 16,857 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,724 t, 4.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 16,857 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,730 t, 2.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wool (Clean Eq.) — Domestic supply quantity in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +973.2% | -16,877 t | 147,371 t |
| 2011 | +689.7% | 7,279 t | 57,482 t |
| 1974 | +336.2% | 45,052 t | 196,528 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142,596 t | 117,551 t | 184,411 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 146,110 t | -16,877 t | 304,933 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,788 t | 108,749 t | 250,117 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 220,155 t | 78,326 t | 519,782 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,522 t | 37,246 t | 197,356 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,007 t | 7,279 t | 57,482 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 32 Ethiopia PDR 18,650 t compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 18,592 t compare
- 34 Ireland 17,973 t compare
- 36 Romania 16,791 t compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 16,615 t compare
- 38 Tunisia 15,225 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity in Australia?
- Wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity in Australia was 16,857 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 519,782 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -16,877 t in 1977.
- How does Australia rank for wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 130 countries with data for 2013.
- Is wool (clean eq.) — domestic supply quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wool (Clean Eq.) — Domestic supply quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.