# Wool: Production

Why the world's wool clip has halved since 1990

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/production/

Why the world's wool clip has halved since 1990 What this tab covers Who produces it and how much: world output over recent years, the top producing countries with their shares, USGS world figures for 2024 and 2025, and the largest producing companies globally and in India.

FAOSTAT records 1.70 million tonnes of greasy shorn wool in 2024, about half the 3.35 million tonnes of 1990. China produced 21.5% and Australia 16.6%, with New Zealand, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and Morocco far behind. An HHI of 916 shows low concentration. The tonnage hides quality differences: Australia dominates fine apparel wool, while Chinese output is mostly coarser. The decline continues, from 1.73 million tonnes in 2020, as farmers switch to meat breeds or crops.

#### Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool · FAOSTAT

Chart: World production of Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool
 World production, tonnes. Hover for values.

#### Top producers 2024
 China 21.5% Australia 16.6% New Zealand 7.4% Türkiye 5.0% United Kingdom 4.0% Morocco 3.7% Turkmenistan 2.9% Iran 2.8% Concentration: HHI 916, unconcentrated.

#### Largest producers by company, global

Company volumes are not published on a comparable basis.

#### Largest producers by company, India

India produced 34.6 million kg of mostly coarse wool in 2024-25, down from 50.5 million kg in 2002-03 (DAHD via Dataful), and imported 102 kt of greasy wool worth $202 million in 2024, 7.3% of world import value (UN Comtrade). Apparel mills rely on imported Merino; carpet makers in Bhadohi use domestic and New Zealand wool.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/extraction/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/movement/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/links/index.md)