Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in South America

South America: Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production was 8,699 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8,699 t
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
11th
of 18 groups
All-time high
8,699 t
in 2024
All-time low
303.11 t
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in South America, 2011–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2011201720242011: 303.1 t2012: 341.6 t2013: 393.5 t2014: 535.5 t2015: 763.4 t2016: 880.2 t2017: 1.0k t2018: 3.2k t2019: 4.4k t2020: 4.2k t2021: 5.1k t2022: 7.7k t2023: 8.6k t2024: 8.7k t

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in South America stood at 8,699 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1,524.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in South America peaked at 8,699 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 303.11 t, in 2011.

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

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

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — Production in South America, 2011 to 2024.
Year t Change
2011 303.11 t
2012 341.57 t +12.7%
2013 393.52 t +15.2%
2014 535.53 t +36.1%
2015 763.39 t +42.5%
2016 880.17 t +15.3%
2017 1,005 t +14.1%
2018 3,233 t +221.9%
2019 4,367 t +35.1%
2020 4,222 t -3.3%
2021 5,137 t +21.7%
2022 7,742 t +50.7%
2023 8,577 t +10.8%
2024 8,699 t +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,314 t 303.11 t 4,367 t 9
2020s 6,875 t 4,222 t 8,699 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 8 Myanmar 3,963 t compare
  2. 9 Indonesia 3,568 t compare
  3. 9 Timor-Leste 119.07 t compare
  4. 10 Italy 2,810 t compare
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 38.96 t compare
  6. 11 Bangladesh 2,810 t compare
  7. 12 Sri Lanka 2,670 t compare
  8. 13 Thailand 2,141 t compare
  9. 14 Colombia 2,033 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 South America?
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production in South America was 8,699 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 8,699 t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 303.11 t in 2011.
How does South America rank for raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production?
South America ranks 11th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of buffaloes — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,524.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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.