Shorn Wool; Greasy; Including Fleece-Washed Shorn Wool Production by Country

Australia remained the second-largest producer in 2024 after its output fell by 37,000 tonnes from 2023. China added 30,857 tonnes between 2020 and 2024. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Shorn wool; greasy; including fleece-washed shorn wool, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 69 countries, all of which reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 1,695,974 tonnes. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

China produced 1.30 times as much as Australia: 364,481 tonnes against 281,000, while New Zealand ranks third with 124,951 tonnes, 156,049 tonnes behind Australia. The top two hold 38.1 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 124,951 and 84,270 tonnes respectively.

Shorn Wool; Greasy; Including Fleece-Washed Shorn Wool Production by Country

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#	Country	2024
1	China CN	364,481
2	Australia AU	281,000
3	New Zealand NZ	124,951
4	Türkiye TR	84,270
5	United Kingdom GB	68,520
6	Morocco MA	62,899
7	Turkmenistan TM	49,361
8	Iran IR	48,168
9	Russia RU	43,564
10	South Africa ZA	43,355
11	Pakistan PK	41,877
12	Uzbekistan UZ	39,864
13	Kazakhstan KZ	36,339
14	Algeria DZ	35,270
15	India IN	33,690
16	Argentina AR	32,040
17	Indonesia ID	24,963
18	Uruguay UY	23,010
19	Syria SY	20,381
20	Azerbaijan AZ	14,730
21	Saudi Arabia SA	14,368
22	Mongolia MN	14,112
23	Iraq IQ	13,869
24	Afghanistan AF	12,910
25	Egypt EG	12,058
26	Kyrgyzstan KG	11,981
27	United States US	11,240
28	Libya LY	10,387
29	Yemen YE	9,396
30	Tunisia TN	9,332
31	Lesotho LS	8,165
32	Peru PE	8,031
33	Tajikistan TJ	7,860
34	Tanzania TZ	7,570
35	Brazil BR	7,472
36	Ethiopia ET	7,127
37	Chile CL	5,988
38	Jordan JO	4,697
39	Colombia CO	4,566
40	Mexico MX	3,831
41	Norway NO	3,011
42	Lebanon LB	2,863
43	Zimbabwe ZW	2,696
44	Bangladesh BD	2,528
45	Serbia RS	2,498
46	Albania AL	2,234
47	Bolivia BO	2077
48	Kenya KE	2064
49	Georgia GE	1800
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	1429
51	Armenia AM	1411
52	Eritrea ER	1345
53	Namibia NA	1256
54	Israel IL	1219
55	Canada CA	1177
56	Ukraine UA	1119
57	Moldova MD	1093
58	Ecuador EC	1024
59	Kuwait KW	996.35
60	Myanmar MM	808.6
61	North Macedonia MK	690.69
62	Paraguay PY	645.21
63	Switzerland CH	618.18
64	Iceland IS	553
65	Nepal NP	390
66	Mali ML	252.06
67	Montenegro ME	228.89
68	Malaysia MY	168.66
69	Belarus BY	84

Shorn Wool; Greasy; Including Fleece-Washed Shorn Wool Production by Country in 2024

China was the largest greasy shorn wool producer in the 2024 listed data with 364,481 tonnes, followed by Australia with 281,000 tonnes and New Zealand with 124,951 tonnes. Türkiye ranked fourth with 84,270 tonnes.

China holds 21.5 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 45.4 percent of the 1,695,974-tonne listed total.

In 2024, China was the largest listed producer of greasy shorn wool at 364,481 tonnes, followed by Australia at 281,000 tonnes and New Zealand at 124,951 tonnes. The 69-country listed total was 1,695,974 tonnes, with China accounting for 21.5 percent and the top three countries accounting for 45.4 percent.

Australia Falls 37,000 Tonnes as Shorn Wool; Greasy; Including Fleece-Washed Shorn Wool Production Drops 3.2 Percent

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (69 countries with data in both years) moved from 1,751,524 tonnes to 1,695,974 tonnes, a change of -55,550 tonnes (-3.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 1,751,524 tonnes (69 reporters) and 1,695,974 tonnes (69 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Australia fell 37,000 tonnes (down 11.6 percent) and New Zealand 6,231 tonnes (down 4.7 percent), while Türkiye added 4,075 tonnes (up 5.1 percent).

China Adds 30,857 Tonnes as Shorn Wool; Greasy; Including Fleece-Washed Shorn Wool Production Eases 1.8 Percent Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (69 countries with data in both years) fell from 1,726,345 tonnes to 1,695,974 tonnes, a change of -30,371 tonnes (-1.8 percent). The totals listed for each year were 1,726,345 tonnes (69 reporters) and 1,695,974 tonnes (69 reporters); no reporter present in 2020 is absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. China added 30,857 tonnes (up 9.2 percent), while New Zealand fell 21,933 tonnes (down 14.9 percent) and Iran 13,196 tonnes (down 21.5 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	333,624	356,216	356,193	367,505	364,481
2	Australia	283,794	348,608	328,000	318,000	281,000
3	New Zealand	146,884	142,083	136,837	131,182	124,951
4	Türkiye	79,754	85,916	84,885	80,195	84,270
5	United Kingdom	69,453	68,527	68,539	68,510	68,520
6	Morocco	61,239	62,555	62,957	62,240	62,899
7	Turkmenistan	47,557	48,278	48,742	49,116	49,361
8	Iran	61,364	59,568	56,939	53,043	48,168
9	Russia	51,660	47,838	46,037	44,909	43,564
10	South Africa	44,183	43,299	43,564	43,459	43,355
11	Pakistan	43,429	44,147	43,335	42,556	41,877
12	Uzbekistan	35,422	36,345	37,307	38,573	39,864
13	Kazakhstan	40,210	41,199	41,582	36,643	36,339
14	Algeria	37,890	33,459	33,881	35,507	35,270
15	India	36,760	36,930	32,920	33,610	33,690
16	Argentina	40,677	39,742	36,623	34,034	32,040
17	Indonesia	26,935	25,138	24,632	25,511	24,963
18	Uruguay	24,720	23,376	25,600	24,692	23,010
19	Syria	19,311	18,966	20,444	21,133	20,381
20	Azerbaijan	16,128	16,138	15,767	15,150	14,730
21	Saudi Arabia	14,174	13,861	13,947	14,207	14,368
22	Mongolia	14,521	14,347	14,557	14,337	14,112
23	Iraq	16,758	16,339	15,527	14,695	13,869
24	Afghanistan	14,608	14,242	13,814	13,342	12,910
25	Egypt	11,700	11,944	11,911	11,984	12,058
26	Kyrgyzstan	11,945	11,566	11,859	11,920	11,981
27	United States	10,489	11,530	11,635	11,370	11,240
28	Libya	10,169	10,251	10,257	10,322	10,387
29	Yemen	9,087	8,914	9,092	9,250	9,396
30	Tunisia	9,553	9,525	9,426	9,377	9,332
31	Lesotho	4,325	4,962	6,000	9,000	8,165
32	Peru	7,466	7,466	7,690	8,010	8,031
33	Tajikistan	7,413	7,293	7,470	7,665	7,860
34	Tanzania	7,289	7,464	7,482	7,526	7,570
35	Brazil	7,984	8,299	8,884	8,548	7,472
36	Ethiopia	7,152	7,207	7,190	7,159	7,127
37	Chile	6,750	6,805	6,537	6,292	5,988
38	Jordan	4,556	4,579	4,639	4,668	4,697
39	Colombia	4,440	4,405	4,461	4,512	4,566
40	Mexico	4,055	4,124	3,786	3,797	3,831
41	Norway	3,611	3,449	3,443	3,067	3,011
42	Lebanon	2,758	2,705	2,757	2,810	2,863
43	Zimbabwe	2,603	2,728	2,689	2,716	2,696
44	Bangladesh	2,500	2,509	2,523	2,544	2,528
45	Serbia	2,814	2,859	2,890	2009	2,498
46	Albania	2,831	2,632	2,341	2,256	2,234
47	Bolivia	1993	2077	2058	2030	2077
48	Kenya	2047	2051	2059	2062	2064
49	Georgia	1900	2000	2,100	2000	1800
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1427	1403	1417	1423	1429
51	Armenia	1045	1083	1074	1101	1411
52	Eritrea	1316	1341	1343	1332	1345
53	Namibia	1473	1460	1398	1334	1256
54	Israel	1192	1214	1218	1206	1219
55	Canada	1213	1208	1197	1187	1177
56	Ukraine	1573	1497	1237	1187	1119
57	Moldova	1464	1265	1276	1181	1093
58	Ecuador	1175	1140	1102	1063	1024
59	Kuwait	898.87	889.3	923.85	958.33	996.35
60	Myanmar	745.74	759.81	776.73	793.49	808.6
61	North Macedonia	769	865	823	722.65	690.69
62	Paraguay	731.24	676.97	690.77	688.16	645.21
63	Switzerland	641	700	641	632.16	618.18
64	Iceland	803	738	755	543	553
65	Nepal	592	584	567	381	390
66	Mali	283.72	275.91	267.98	260.04	252.06
67	Montenegro	245.53	240.99	237.05	232.36	228.89
68	Malaysia	164.39	167.25	169.43	170.56	168.66
69	Belarus	105	95	98	88	84

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Shorn wool; greasy; including fleece-washed shorn wool, 2020-2024. For greasy shorn wool production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 greasy shorn wool production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the greasy shorn wool production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For greasy shorn wool production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.