Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 166,346 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
166,346 t
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
188,436 t
in 2019
All-time low
37,402 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa stood at 166,346 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Northern Africa peaked at 188,436 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37,402 t, in 1961.

Northern Africa ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 37,402 t
1962 37,862 t +1.2%
1963 38,144 t +0.7%
1964 38,164 t +0.1%
1965 40,720 t +6.7%
1966 43,142 t +5.9%
1967 45,688 t +5.9%
1968 52,627 t +15.2%
1969 52,375 t -0.5%
1970 51,992 t -0.7%
1971 53,580 t +3.1%
1972 55,396 t +3.4%
1973 57,094 t +3.1%
1974 58,546 t +2.5%
1975 59,096 t +0.9%
1976 60,224 t +1.9%
1977 66,627 t +10.6%
1978 68,234 t +2.4%
1979 70,289 t +3.0%
1980 74,281 t +5.7%
1981 81,152 t +9.2%
1982 80,120 t -1.3%
1983 76,914 t -4.0%
1984 76,293 t -0.8%
1985 72,900 t -4.4%
1986 75,413 t +3.4%
1987 79,072 t +4.9%
1988 85,546 t +8.2%
1989 90,325 t +5.6%
1990 89,482 t -0.9%
1991 103,427 t +15.6%
1992 106,035 t +2.5%
1993 112,373 t +6.0%
1994 110,181 t -2.0%
1995 111,764 t +1.4%
1996 106,680 t -4.5%
1997 111,769 t +4.8%
1998 114,366 t +2.3%
1999 122,733 t +7.3%
2000 128,436 t +4.6%
2001 126,654 t -1.4%
2002 138,953 t +9.7%
2003 137,561 t -1.0%
2004 137,277 t -0.2%
2005 141,677 t +3.2%
2006 145,372 t +2.6%
2007 146,539 t +0.8%
2008 153,942 t +5.1%
2009 157,909 t +2.6%
2010 159,479 t +1.0%
2011 160,418 t +0.6%
2012 173,472 t +8.1%
2013 178,777 t +3.1%
2014 180,404 t +0.9%
2015 180,762 t +0.2%
2016 186,908 t +3.4%
2017 184,270 t -1.4%
2018 187,291 t +1.6%
2019 188,436 t +0.6%
2020 185,775 t -1.4%
2021 184,433 t -0.7%
2022 181,023 t -1.8%
2023 168,571 t -6.9%
2024 166,346 t -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42,903 t 37,402 t 52,627 t 9
1970s 60,108 t 51,992 t 70,289 t 10
1980s 79,201 t 72,900 t 90,325 t 10
1990s 108,881 t 89,482 t 122,733 t 10
2000s 141,432 t 126,654 t 157,909 t 10
2010s 178,022 t 159,479 t 188,436 t 10
2020s 177,230 t 166,346 t 185,775 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 21 Zimbabwe 86,310 t compare
  2. 22 Uruguay 77,793 t compare
  3. 23 New Zealand 75,668 t compare
  4. 24 Sudan 71,059 t compare
  5. 25 Paraguay 66,535 t compare
  6. 26 Ireland 66,446 t compare
  7. 27 Poland 63,488 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 Northern Africa?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Northern Africa was 166,346 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 188,436 t in 2019.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 37,402 t in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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.