Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production was 80,956 t in 2013. ▼ Falling
Wool (Clean Eq.) — Production 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.) — production in South Africa is 80,956 t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wool (clean eq.) — production in South Africa peaked at 235,500 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 71,197 t, in 2011.
That places South Africa 8th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,078 t | 199,400 t | 235,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 176,465 t | 152,850 t | 235,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,016 t | 134,600 t | 174,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,624 t | 85,045 t | 153,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,808 t | 71,783 t | 84,671 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,162 t | 71,197 t | 80,956 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 5 New Zealand 302,200 t compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 110,000 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 81,451 t compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 80,200 t compare
- 10 India 77,800 t compare
- 11 T�rkiye 76,684 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 23.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 430,925 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wool (clean eq.) — production in South Africa?
- Wool (clean eq.) — production in South Africa was 80,956 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wool (clean eq.) — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 235,500 t in 1966.
- What is the lowest wool (clean eq.) — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,197 t in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for wool (clean eq.) — production?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2013.
- Is wool (clean eq.) — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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.) — 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.