Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 716,939 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
716,939 t
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.07 million t
in 1991
All-time low
662,715 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw hides and skins of cattle — production in European Union (27) is 716,939 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in European Union (27) peaked at 1.07 million t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 662,715 t, in 1961.

European Union (27) ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 662,715 t
1962 710,384 t +7.2%
1963 721,519 t +1.6%
1964 676,766 t -6.2%
1965 666,507 t -1.5%
1966 733,965 t +10.1%
1967 784,402 t +6.9%
1968 819,074 t +4.4%
1969 831,615 t +1.5%
1970 848,303 t +2.0%
1971 841,509 t -0.8%
1972 795,161 t -5.5%
1973 812,882 t +2.2%
1974 906,394 t +11.5%
1975 929,545 t +2.6%
1976 937,733 t +0.9%
1977 921,916 t -1.7%
1978 920,635 t -0.1%
1979 972,520 t +5.6%
1980 989,219 t +1.7%
1981 958,003 t -3.2%
1982 939,176 t -2.0%
1983 946,147 t +0.7%
1984 996,656 t +5.3%
1985 1.00 million t +0.8%
1986 1.02 million t +1.7%
1987 1.03 million t +0.3%
1988 974,048 t -5.0%
1989 947,724 t -2.7%
1990 1.04 million t +9.5%
1991 1.07 million t +3.5%
1992 1.06 million t -1.7%
1993 1.02 million t -3.7%
1994 936,488 t -7.8%
1995 914,280 t -2.4%
1996 933,699 t +2.1%
1997 928,796 t -0.5%
1998 887,909 t -4.4%
1999 888,711 t +0.1%
2000 856,888 t -3.6%
2001 837,808 t -2.2%
2002 841,755 t +0.5%
2003 837,710 t -0.5%
2004 836,193 t -0.2%
2005 813,614 t -2.7%
2006 805,092 t -1.0%
2007 810,536 t +0.7%
2008 799,452 t -1.4%
2009 792,040 t -0.9%
2010 801,720 t +1.2%
2011 784,171 t -2.2%
2012 751,919 t -4.1%
2013 718,930 t -4.4%
2014 717,197 t -0.2%
2015 741,565 t +3.4%
2016 760,016 t +2.5%
2017 757,254 t -0.4%
2018 765,023 t +1.0%
2019 753,066 t -1.6%
2020 746,700 t -0.8%
2021 743,812 t -0.4%
2022 726,033 t -2.4%
2023 695,531 t -4.2%
2024 716,939 t +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 734,105 t 662,715 t 831,615 t 9
1970s 888,660 t 795,161 t 972,520 t 10
1980s 980,348 t 939,176 t 1.03 million t 10
1990s 967,354 t 887,909 t 1.07 million t 10
2000s 823,109 t 792,040 t 856,888 t 10
2010s 755,086 t 717,197 t 801,720 t 10
2020s 725,803 t 695,531 t 746,700 t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 9 India 205,755 t compare
  2. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 30,100 t compare
  3. 10 Russian Federation 201,970 t compare
  4. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,284 t compare
  5. 11 Pakistan 181,322 t compare
  6. 12 South Africa 138,247 t compare
  7. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 6,414 t compare
  8. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,561 t compare
  9. 13 France 137,767 t compare
  10. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,873 t compare
  11. 14 Germany 135,154 t compare
  12. 15 Uzbekistan 120,214 t compare
  13. 15 Melanesia 1,780 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 European Union (27)?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in European Union (27) was 716,939 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 1991.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 662,715 t in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
European Union (27) ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.