Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Africa

Africa: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 1.05 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.05 million t
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.05 million t
in 2024
All-time low
273,981 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Africa, 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 cattle — production in Africa stood at 1.05 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Africa peaked at 1.05 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 273,981 t, in 1961.

That places Africa 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 273,981 t
1962 275,355 t +0.5%
1963 283,895 t +3.1%
1964 293,918 t +3.5%
1965 299,378 t +1.9%
1966 308,256 t +3.0%
1967 310,492 t +0.7%
1968 319,470 t +2.9%
1969 331,029 t +3.6%
1970 339,859 t +2.7%
1971 339,027 t -0.2%
1972 344,788 t +1.7%
1973 355,958 t +3.2%
1974 363,984 t +2.3%
1975 354,655 t -2.6%
1976 371,748 t +4.8%
1977 393,368 t +5.8%
1978 416,482 t +5.9%
1979 427,365 t +2.6%
1980 435,014 t +1.8%
1981 432,458 t -0.6%
1982 449,986 t +4.1%
1983 459,779 t +2.2%
1984 471,519 t +2.6%
1985 476,778 t +1.1%
1986 468,269 t -1.8%
1987 454,942 t -2.8%
1988 462,899 t +1.7%
1989 475,636 t +2.8%
1990 489,546 t +2.9%
1991 556,293 t +13.6%
1992 579,604 t +4.2%
1993 553,173 t -4.6%
1994 540,553 t -2.3%
1995 545,730 t +1.0%
1996 559,225 t +2.5%
1997 605,693 t +8.3%
1998 588,840 t -2.8%
1999 628,531 t +6.7%
2000 617,191 t -1.8%
2001 623,710 t +1.1%
2002 649,944 t +4.2%
2003 657,957 t +1.2%
2004 667,941 t +1.5%
2005 705,183 t +5.6%
2006 727,266 t +3.1%
2007 737,077 t +1.3%
2008 762,705 t +3.5%
2009 787,952 t +3.3%
2010 823,566 t +4.5%
2011 839,918 t +2.0%
2012 845,542 t +0.7%
2013 884,095 t +4.6%
2014 891,718 t +0.9%
2015 921,294 t +3.3%
2016 877,437 t -4.8%
2017 912,208 t +4.0%
2018 942,641 t +3.3%
2019 987,236 t +4.7%
2020 974,171 t -1.3%
2021 987,013 t +1.3%
2022 995,231 t +0.8%
2023 1.02 million t +2.8%
2024 1.05 million t +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 299,530 t 273,981 t 331,029 t 9
1970s 370,723 t 339,027 t 427,365 t 10
1980s 458,728 t 432,458 t 476,778 t 10
1990s 564,719 t 489,546 t 628,531 t 10
2000s 693,693 t 617,191 t 787,952 t 10
2010s 892,566 t 823,566 t 987,236 t 10
2020s 1.01 million t 974,171 t 1.05 million t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 6 Australia and New Zealand 376,081 t compare
  2. 7 Australia 300,413 t compare
  3. 7 Viet Nam 50,000 t compare
  4. 8 Mexico 279,615 t compare
  5. 9 India 205,755 t compare
  6. 10 Russian Federation 201,970 t compare
  7. 11 Pakistan 181,322 t compare
  8. 12 South Africa 138,247 t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Africa?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Africa was 1.05 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 273,981 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,630 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.