Wool (Clean Eq.) — Export Quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Wool (Clean Eq.) — Export Quantity was 45,547 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Export Quantity in South Africa, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wool (clean eq.) — export quantity in South Africa is 45,547 t, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wool (clean eq.) — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 125,930 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19,541 t, in 2001.
That places South Africa 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Export Quantity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125,930 t | — |
| 1962 | 122,500 t | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 112,820 t | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 110,572 t | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 123,111 t | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 120,481 t | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 105,516 t | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 115,661 t | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 117,292 t | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 92,929 t | -20.8% |
| 1971 | 78,550 t | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 115,698 t | +47.3% |
| 1973 | 76,774 t | -33.6% |
| 1974 | 56,000 t | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 68,314 t | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 75,755 t | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 82,794 t | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 63,876 t | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 56,774 t | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 56,100 t | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 62,890 t | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 46,122 t | -26.7% |
| 1983 | 57,507 t | +24.7% |
| 1984 | 64,384 t | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 58,149 t | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 41,214 t | -29.1% |
| 1987 | 37,397 t | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 42,073 t | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 44,897 t | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 56,092 t | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 64,591 t | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 39,486 t | -38.9% |
| 1993 | 32,200 t | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 33,019 t | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 24,754 t | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 28,276 t | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 23,327 t | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 26,724 t | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 27,200 t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 27,563 t | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 19,541 t | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 22,760 t | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 22,834 t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 26,397 t | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 31,754 t | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 33,263 t | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 34,819 t | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 35,316 t | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 42,140 t | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 36,397 t | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 42,076 t | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 42,492 t | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 45,547 t | +7.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 45,547 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72 t, 632.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,098 t | 105,516 t | 125,930 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,746 t | 56,000 t | 115,698 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,073 t | 37,397 t | 64,384 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,567 t | 23,327 t | 64,591 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,639 t | 19,541 t | 42,140 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,628 t | 36,397 t | 45,547 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 478,242 t compare
- 2 Australia 345,547 t compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,627 t compare
- 3 New Zealand 132,695 t compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 503 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37,555 t compare
- 6 Germany 22,881 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 7 Uruguay 20,591 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wool (clean eq.) — export quantity in South Africa?
- Wool (clean eq.) — export quantity in South Africa was 45,547 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wool (clean eq.) — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 125,930 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest wool (clean eq.) — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,541 t in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for wool (clean eq.) — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2013.
- Is wool (clean eq.) — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wool (Clean Eq.) — Export 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.