Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Central America

Central America: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 386,561 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
386,561 t
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
386,561 t
in 2024
All-time low
69,469 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Central America, 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 Central America stood at 386,561 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Central America peaked at 386,561 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69,469 t, in 1961.

That places Central America 14th 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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 69,469 t
1962 78,864 t +13.5%
1963 84,590 t +7.3%
1964 86,958 t +2.8%
1965 87,677 t +0.8%
1966 89,782 t +2.4%
1967 93,656 t +4.3%
1968 98,059 t +4.7%
1969 100,672 t +2.7%
1970 122,984 t +22.2%
1971 124,955 t +1.6%
1972 140,757 t +12.6%
1973 144,981 t +3.0%
1974 144,847 t -0.1%
1975 162,442 t +12.1%
1976 169,425 t +4.3%
1977 174,791 t +3.2%
1978 184,268 t +5.4%
1979 194,223 t +5.4%
1980 197,920 t +1.9%
1981 211,006 t +6.6%
1982 215,799 t +2.3%
1983 179,507 t -16.8%
1984 182,552 t +1.7%
1985 178,726 t -2.1%
1986 162,077 t -9.3%
1987 167,206 t +3.2%
1988 221,889 t +32.7%
1989 273,332 t +23.2%
1990 234,416 t -14.2%
1991 196,628 t -16.1%
1992 200,180 t +1.8%
1993 203,974 t +1.9%
1994 224,376 t +10.0%
1995 229,204 t +2.2%
1996 220,330 t -3.9%
1997 221,819 t +0.7%
1998 224,548 t +1.2%
1999 227,531 t +1.3%
2000 229,228 t +0.7%
2001 232,409 t +1.4%
2002 235,976 t +1.5%
2003 240,771 t +2.0%
2004 246,780 t +2.5%
2005 251,021 t +1.7%
2006 259,780 t +3.5%
2007 265,666 t +2.3%
2008 273,034 t +2.8%
2009 281,164 t +3.0%
2010 291,748 t +3.8%
2011 301,926 t +3.5%
2012 303,643 t +0.6%
2013 301,397 t -0.7%
2014 311,054 t +3.2%
2015 311,812 t +0.2%
2016 313,608 t +0.6%
2017 326,166 t +4.0%
2018 331,296 t +1.6%
2019 341,466 t +3.1%
2020 349,087 t +2.2%
2021 362,584 t +3.9%
2022 363,069 t +0.1%
2023 383,319 t +5.6%
2024 386,561 t +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 87,747 t 69,469 t 100,672 t 9
1970s 156,367 t 122,984 t 194,223 t 10
1980s 199,001 t 162,077 t 273,332 t 10
1990s 218,301 t 196,628 t 234,416 t 10
2000s 251,583 t 229,228 t 281,164 t 10
2010s 313,412 t 291,748 t 341,466 t 10
2020s 368,924 t 349,087 t 386,561 t 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 11 Pakistan 181,322 t compare
  2. 12 South Africa 138,247 t compare
  3. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,561 t compare
  4. 13 France 137,767 t compare
  5. 14 Germany 135,154 t compare
  6. 15 Uzbekistan 120,214 t compare
  7. 16 Canada 108,473 t compare
  8. 17 Italy 95,505 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 Central America?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Central America was 386,561 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 386,561 t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 69,469 t in 1961.
How does Central America rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Central America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central 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 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.