Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in South America

South America: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 1.97 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.97 million t
Change on year
up 6.0%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.97 million t
in 2024
All-time low
722,308 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in South 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 South America stood at 1.97 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in South America peaked at 1.97 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 722,308 t, in 1961.

South America ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in South America, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 722,308 t
1962 762,866 t +5.6%
1963 800,826 t +5.0%
1964 737,474 t -7.9%
1965 737,190 t -0.0%
1966 774,695 t +5.1%
1967 817,757 t +5.6%
1968 868,568 t +6.2%
1969 947,249 t +9.1%
1970 919,804 t -2.9%
1971 806,656 t -12.3%
1972 847,150 t +5.0%
1973 893,202 t +5.4%
1974 873,511 t -2.2%
1975 949,889 t +8.7%
1976 925,834 t -2.5%
1977 1.07 million t +15.8%
1978 1.08 million t +0.9%
1979 1.00 million t -7.5%
1980 980,670 t -2.1%
1981 1.02 million t +4.1%
1982 973,671 t -4.7%
1983 979,214 t +0.6%
1984 964,117 t -1.5%
1985 1.05 million t +8.7%
1986 1.06 million t +0.7%
1987 1.02 million t -3.7%
1988 1.07 million t +5.4%
1989 1.12 million t +4.9%
1990 1.20 million t +6.7%
1991 1.22 million t +1.4%
1992 1.20 million t -1.0%
1993 1.22 million t +1.6%
1994 1.26 million t +2.7%
1995 1.30 million t +3.9%
1996 1.37 million t +5.3%
1997 1.37 million t +0.1%
1998 1.32 million t -3.7%
1999 1.41 million t +6.9%
2000 1.44 million t +2.0%
2001 1.40 million t -2.8%
2002 1.45 million t +3.5%
2003 1.48 million t +2.2%
2004 1.61 million t +8.5%
2005 1.52 million t -5.7%
2006 1.59 million t +4.9%
2007 1.62 million t +2.1%
2008 1.58 million t -2.7%
2009 1.60 million t +1.4%
2010 1.52 million t -5.4%
2011 1.48 million t -2.3%
2012 1.57 million t +5.8%
2013 1.70 million t +8.5%
2014 1.84 million t +8.1%
2015 1.67 million t -9.1%
2016 1.60 million t -4.2%
2017 1.69 million t +5.4%
2018 1.74 million t +3.2%
2019 1.77 million t +1.5%
2020 1.72 million t -2.7%
2021 1.66 million t -3.5%
2022 1.75 million t +5.6%
2023 1.86 million t +6.2%
2024 1.97 million t +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 796,548 t 722,308 t 947,249 t 9
1970s 937,258 t 806,656 t 1.08 million t 10
1980s 1.02 million t 964,117 t 1.12 million t 10
1990s 1.29 million t 1.20 million t 1.41 million t 10
2000s 1.53 million t 1.40 million t 1.62 million t 10
2010s 1.66 million t 1.48 million t 1.84 million t 10
2020s 1.79 million t 1.66 million t 1.97 million t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  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. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 128,121 t compare
  8. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 51,015 t compare
  9. 6 Australia and New Zealand 376,081 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of cattle — production in South America?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in South America was 1.97 million 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 722,308 t in 1961.
How does South America rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
South America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South 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.