Australian sheep numbers (million head) and wool production (kilotonnes), 1988/89 - 2024/25

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Statistics to 2022/23, and forecast from 2023-24. Drought years highlighted in red and industry commitment to end mulesing highlighted in yellow (orange represents crossover). Data sourced from ABARES.

Source: ABARES