Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 143,124 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
143,124 t
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
4th
of 20 regions
All-time high
143,124 t
in 2024
All-time low
15,774 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Middle Africa stood at 143,124 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Middle Africa peaked at 143,124 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,774 t, in 1961.

That places Middle Africa 4th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 15,774 t
1962 16,582 t +5.1%
1963 17,194 t +3.7%
1964 17,204 t +0.1%
1965 16,748 t -2.6%
1966 16,840 t +0.5%
1967 18,364 t +9.0%
1968 18,952 t +3.2%
1969 18,895 t -0.3%
1970 20,727 t +9.7%
1971 21,451 t +3.5%
1972 21,453 t +0.0%
1973 21,477 t +0.1%
1974 21,896 t +2.0%
1975 23,485 t +7.3%
1976 26,857 t +14.4%
1977 27,511 t +2.4%
1978 28,445 t +3.4%
1979 28,801 t +1.3%
1980 30,029 t +4.3%
1981 30,426 t +1.3%
1982 32,207 t +5.9%
1983 33,900 t +5.3%
1984 36,124 t +6.6%
1985 36,513 t +1.1%
1986 37,508 t +2.7%
1987 40,097 t +6.9%
1988 42,297 t +5.5%
1989 43,893 t +3.8%
1990 44,612 t +1.6%
1991 45,648 t +2.3%
1992 47,832 t +4.8%
1993 49,682 t +3.9%
1994 48,999 t -1.4%
1995 48,938 t -0.1%
1996 55,989 t +14.4%
1997 55,073 t -1.6%
1998 57,568 t +4.5%
1999 60,823 t +5.7%
2000 65,782 t +8.2%
2001 67,536 t +2.7%
2002 68,770 t +1.8%
2003 69,986 t +1.8%
2004 69,889 t -0.1%
2005 74,046 t +5.9%
2006 76,326 t +3.1%
2007 80,260 t +5.2%
2008 84,949 t +5.8%
2009 87,420 t +2.9%
2010 86,197 t -1.4%
2011 89,911 t +4.3%
2012 93,548 t +4.0%
2013 97,785 t +4.5%
2014 102,650 t +5.0%
2015 106,776 t +4.0%
2016 110,444 t +3.4%
2017 116,527 t +5.5%
2018 121,215 t +4.0%
2019 117,873 t -2.8%
2020 121,295 t +2.9%
2021 125,863 t +3.8%
2022 132,110 t +5.0%
2023 138,099 t +4.5%
2024 143,124 t +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,395 t 15,774 t 18,952 t 9
1970s 24,210 t 20,727 t 28,801 t 10
1980s 36,299 t 30,029 t 43,893 t 10
1990s 51,516 t 44,612 t 60,823 t 10
2000s 74,496 t 65,782 t 87,420 t 10
2010s 104,293 t 86,197 t 121,215 t 10
2020s 132,098 t 121,295 t 143,124 t 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 China 1.56 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 1.56 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 1.02 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 166,101 t compare
  5. 4 USSR 765,700 t compare
  6. 5 Argentina 513,896 t compare
  7. 6 Australia and New Zealand 376,081 t compare
  8. 7 Australia 300,413 t compare
  9. 7 Viet Nam 50,000 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Middle Africa?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Middle Africa was 143,124 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 143,124 t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 15,774 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle 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.