Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 376,081 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
376,081 t
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
377,686 t
in 2015
All-time low
114,548 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 376,081 t for raw hides and skins of cattle — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 377,686 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 114,548 t, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 114,548 t
1962 139,671 t +21.9%
1963 156,275 t +11.9%
1964 166,575 t +6.6%
1965 166,325 t -0.2%
1966 161,400 t -3.0%
1967 147,375 t -8.7%
1968 153,350 t +4.1%
1969 156,775 t +2.2%
1970 169,650 t +8.2%
1971 173,000 t +2.0%
1972 182,700 t +5.6%
1973 221,800 t +21.4%
1974 200,831 t -9.5%
1975 230,198 t +14.6%
1976 271,488 t +17.9%
1977 280,135 t +3.2%
1978 306,691 t +9.5%
1979 280,338 t -8.6%
1980 222,892 t -20.5%
1981 213,714 t -4.1%
1982 228,873 t +7.1%
1983 224,568 t -1.9%
1984 193,694 t -13.7%
1985 194,218 t +0.3%
1986 204,011 t +5.0%
1987 228,508 t +12.0%
1988 242,482 t +6.1%
1989 229,723 t -5.3%
1990 243,322 t +5.9%
1991 257,680 t +5.9%
1992 263,805 t +2.4%
1993 267,315 t +1.3%
1994 269,380 t +0.8%
1995 270,152 t +0.3%
1996 268,610 t -0.6%
1997 274,519 t +2.2%
1998 293,233 t +6.8%
1999 289,750 t -1.2%
2000 290,517 t +0.3%
2001 301,425 t +3.8%
2002 300,989 t -0.1%
2003 296,194 t -1.6%
2004 317,551 t +7.2%
2005 310,142 t -2.3%
2006 319,122 t +2.9%
2007 316,030 t -1.0%
2008 312,410 t -1.1%
2009 309,382 t -1.0%
2010 311,995 t +0.8%
2011 310,024 t -0.6%
2012 311,554 t +0.5%
2013 337,623 t +8.4%
2014 364,856 t +8.1%
2015 377,686 t +3.5%
2016 337,308 t -10.7%
2017 305,417 t -9.5%
2018 336,371 t +10.1%
2019 354,794 t +5.5%
2020 320,622 t -9.6%
2021 296,629 t -7.5%
2022 292,643 t -1.3%
2023 335,154 t +14.5%
2024 376,081 t +12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 151,366 t 114,548 t 166,575 t 9
1970s 231,683 t 169,650 t 306,691 t 10
1980s 218,268 t 193,694 t 242,482 t 10
1990s 269,777 t 243,322 t 293,233 t 10
2000s 307,376 t 290,517 t 319,122 t 10
2010s 334,763 t 305,417 t 377,686 t 10
2020s 324,226 t 292,643 t 376,081 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 3 Brazil 1.02 million t compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 166,101 t compare
  3. 4 USSR 765,700 t compare
  4. 5 Argentina 513,896 t compare
  5. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 128,121 t compare
  6. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 51,015 t compare
  7. 7 Australia 300,413 t compare
  8. 7 Viet Nam 50,000 t compare
  9. 8 Mexico 279,615 t compare
  10. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 46,429 t compare
  11. 9 India 205,755 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 Australia and New Zealand?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Australia and New Zealand was 376,081 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 377,686 t in 2015.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 114,548 t in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.