Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in Asia

Asia: Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production was 1.46 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.46 million t
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
1st
of 10 groups
All-time high
1.46 million t
in 2024
All-time low
184,916 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in Asia stood at 1.46 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in Asia peaked at 1.46 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 184,916 t, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 184,916 t
1962 189,644 t +2.6%
1963 192,574 t +1.5%
1964 200,710 t +4.2%
1965 204,608 t +1.9%
1966 207,808 t +1.6%
1967 213,228 t +2.6%
1968 220,804 t +3.6%
1969 223,994 t +1.4%
1970 230,608 t +3.0%
1971 235,646 t +2.2%
1972 238,905 t +1.4%
1973 248,726 t +4.1%
1974 255,781 t +2.8%
1975 257,800 t +0.8%
1976 263,000 t +2.0%
1977 265,242 t +0.9%
1978 268,951 t +1.4%
1979 278,303 t +3.5%
1980 284,479 t +2.2%
1981 298,257 t +4.8%
1982 325,146 t +9.0%
1983 331,038 t +1.8%
1984 341,913 t +3.3%
1985 362,302 t +6.0%
1986 381,042 t +5.2%
1987 381,236 t +0.1%
1988 403,412 t +5.8%
1989 398,856 t -1.1%
1990 407,765 t +2.2%
1991 490,499 t +20.3%
1992 478,561 t -2.4%
1993 401,274 t -16.1%
1994 430,659 t +7.3%
1995 460,071 t +6.8%
1996 382,752 t -16.8%
1997 456,278 t +19.2%
1998 516,052 t +13.1%
1999 589,873 t +14.3%
2000 611,758 t +3.7%
2001 641,553 t +4.9%
2002 683,211 t +6.5%
2003 725,219 t +6.1%
2004 781,002 t +7.7%
2005 799,301 t +2.3%
2006 878,425 t +9.9%
2007 904,832 t +3.0%
2008 951,596 t +5.2%
2009 1.01 million t +6.5%
2010 1.06 million t +4.6%
2011 1.10 million t +3.9%
2012 1.15 million t +4.1%
2013 1.21 million t +5.9%
2014 1.26 million t +4.0%
2015 1.28 million t +1.8%
2016 1.31 million t +1.8%
2017 1.33 million t +1.7%
2018 1.33 million t +0.4%
2019 1.35 million t +1.4%
2020 1.24 million t -8.0%
2021 1.35 million t +8.7%
2022 1.40 million t +3.4%
2023 1.43 million t +2.0%
2024 1.46 million t +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 204,254 t 184,916 t 223,994 t 9
1970s 254,296 t 230,608 t 278,303 t 10
1980s 350,768 t 284,479 t 403,412 t 10
1990s 461,378 t 382,752 t 589,873 t 10
2000s 798,993 t 611,758 t 1.01 million t 10
2010s 1.24 million t 1.06 million t 1.35 million t 10
2020s 1.38 million t 1.24 million t 1.46 million t 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 1.01 million t compare
  2. 2 China 225,133 t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 225,070 t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 12,815 t compare
  5. 4 Pakistan 165,068 t compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,666 t compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in Asia?
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in Asia was 1.46 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 184,916 t in 1961.
How does Asia rank for raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production?
Asia ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
54 places, 2,978 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.