Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production was 302,200 t in 2013. ▼ Falling
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production in New Zealand, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 302,200 t for wool (clean eq.) — production in 2013.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wool (clean eq.) — production in New Zealand peaked at 660,200 t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 300,600 t, in 2008.
That places New Zealand 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 455,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 484,200 t | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 481,300 t | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 486,200 t | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 545,300 t | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 545,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 556,700 t | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 566,150 t | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 568,700 t | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 568,000 t | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 572,500 t | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 556,000 t | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 531,800 t | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 489,800 t | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 505,100 t | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 538,760 t | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 524,293 t | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 536,447 t | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 554,958 t | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 609,105 t | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 660,200 t | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 631,600 t | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 644,700 t | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 634,500 t | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 653,400 t | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 625,600 t | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 658,400 t | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 606,000 t | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 595,000 t | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 542,000 t | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 532,300 t | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 517,000 t | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 448,500 t | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 498,400 t | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 520,800 t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 504,400 t | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 502,300 t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 484,400 t | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 472,300 t | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 459,600 t | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 435,361 t | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 423,600 t | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 422,600 t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 400,700 t | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 405,500 t | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 422,700 t | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 415,900 t | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 300,600 t | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 354,800 t | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 336,300 t | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 313,700 t | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 324,500 t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 302,200 t | -6.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 302,200 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,423 t, 212.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 302,200 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,100 t, 11.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 520,983 t | 455,000 t | 568,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 537,766 t | 489,800 t | 572,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 631,850 t | 595,000 t | 660,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 502,240 t | 448,500 t | 542,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 404,136 t | 300,600 t | 459,600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 319,175 t | 302,200 t | 336,300 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 2 China, mainland 683,111 t compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 68,300 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 662,720 t compare
- 4 Australia 360,520 t compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,138 t compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 8,850 t compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 3,039 t compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 110,000 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 81,451 t compare
- 8 South Africa 80,956 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wool (clean eq.) — production in New Zealand?
- Wool (clean eq.) — production in New Zealand was 302,200 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wool (clean eq.) — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 660,200 t in 1981.
- What is the lowest wool (clean eq.) — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,600 t in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for wool (clean eq.) — production?
- New Zealand ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2013.
- Is wool (clean eq.) — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.