Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 448,628 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
448,628 t
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
448,628 t
in 2024
All-time low
119,442 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Eastern Africa stood at 448,628 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 448,628 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119,442 t, in 1963.

Eastern Africa ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 119,562 t
1962 119,581 t +0.0%
1963 119,442 t -0.1%
1964 121,465 t +1.7%
1965 121,426 t -0.0%
1966 129,497 t +6.6%
1967 131,019 t +1.2%
1968 134,967 t +3.0%
1969 137,532 t +1.9%
1970 143,969 t +4.7%
1971 137,775 t -4.3%
1972 139,910 t +1.5%
1973 141,912 t +1.4%
1974 144,976 t +2.2%
1975 139,900 t -3.5%
1976 143,526 t +2.6%
1977 152,951 t +6.6%
1978 164,209 t +7.4%
1979 160,086 t -2.5%
1980 157,610 t -1.5%
1981 154,908 t -1.7%
1982 161,565 t +4.3%
1983 164,978 t +2.1%
1984 166,684 t +1.0%
1985 170,516 t +2.3%
1986 185,434 t +8.7%
1987 168,468 t -9.1%
1988 176,480 t +4.8%
1989 182,911 t +3.6%
1990 185,135 t +1.2%
1991 229,053 t +23.7%
1992 238,659 t +4.2%
1993 206,839 t -13.3%
1994 207,382 t +0.3%
1995 215,224 t +3.8%
1996 225,217 t +4.6%
1997 228,869 t +1.6%
1998 237,519 t +3.8%
1999 259,800 t +9.4%
2000 242,644 t -6.6%
2001 247,240 t +1.9%
2002 255,342 t +3.3%
2003 258,006 t +1.0%
2004 258,104 t +0.0%
2005 277,996 t +7.7%
2006 286,806 t +3.2%
2007 286,763 t -0.0%
2008 301,313 t +5.1%
2009 315,701 t +4.8%
2010 336,619 t +6.6%
2011 344,219 t +2.3%
2012 335,285 t -2.6%
2013 345,082 t +2.9%
2014 341,807 t -0.9%
2015 355,852 t +4.1%
2016 310,952 t -12.6%
2017 348,193 t +12.0%
2018 369,509 t +6.1%
2019 402,068 t +8.8%
2020 390,906 t -2.8%
2021 398,416 t +1.9%
2022 402,971 t +1.1%
2023 431,379 t +7.0%
2024 448,628 t +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 126,055 t 119,442 t 137,532 t 9
1970s 146,921 t 137,775 t 164,209 t 10
1980s 168,955 t 154,908 t 185,434 t 10
1990s 223,370 t 185,135 t 259,800 t 10
2000s 272,992 t 242,644 t 315,701 t 10
2010s 348,959 t 310,952 t 402,068 t 10
2020s 414,460 t 390,906 t 448,628 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 30,100 t compare
  2. 10 Russian Federation 201,970 t compare
  3. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,284 t compare
  4. 11 Pakistan 181,322 t compare
  5. 12 South Africa 138,247 t compare
  6. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 6,414 t compare
  7. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,561 t compare
  8. 13 France 137,767 t compare
  9. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,873 t compare
  10. 14 Germany 135,154 t compare
  11. 15 Uzbekistan 120,214 t compare
  12. 15 Melanesia 1,780 t compare
  13. 16 Canada 108,473 t compare
  14. 16 Polynesia 330.86 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Eastern Africa?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Eastern Africa was 448,628 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 448,628 t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 119,442 t in 1963.
How does Eastern Africa rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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.