Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Africa

Western Africa: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 138,070 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
138,070 t
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
139,541 t
in 2023
All-time low
45,005 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k196119922024

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 Western Africa is 138,070 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Western Africa peaked at 139,541 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45,005 t, in 1962.

Western Africa ranks 26th 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 Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 45,884 t
1962 45,005 t -1.9%
1963 47,522 t +5.6%
1964 51,910 t +9.2%
1965 54,662 t +5.3%
1966 55,829 t +2.1%
1967 58,884 t +5.5%
1968 60,010 t +1.9%
1969 64,573 t +7.6%
1970 63,721 t -1.3%
1971 62,982 t -1.2%
1972 57,914 t -8.0%
1973 61,438 t +6.1%
1974 60,066 t -2.2%
1975 56,978 t -5.1%
1976 64,722 t +13.6%
1977 65,461 t +1.1%
1978 69,975 t +6.9%
1979 72,325 t +3.4%
1980 86,194 t +19.2%
1981 84,749 t -1.7%
1982 89,096 t +5.1%
1983 96,311 t +8.1%
1984 99,803 t +3.6%
1985 100,755 t +1.0%
1986 79,777 t -20.8%
1987 79,074 t -0.9%
1988 77,249 t -2.3%
1989 77,048 t -0.3%
1990 80,536 t +4.5%
1991 79,573 t -1.2%
1992 82,492 t +3.7%
1993 87,194 t +5.7%
1994 91,226 t +4.6%
1995 90,388 t -0.9%
1996 97,905 t +8.3%
1997 100,286 t +2.4%
1998 102,354 t +2.1%
1999 104,210 t +1.8%
2000 93,413 t -10.4%
2001 97,714 t +4.6%
2002 102,623 t +5.0%
2003 101,084 t -1.5%
2004 104,837 t +3.7%
2005 106,196 t +1.3%
2006 103,121 t -2.9%
2007 108,190 t +4.9%
2008 111,022 t +2.6%
2009 114,435 t +3.1%
2010 116,243 t +1.6%
2011 122,471 t +5.4%
2012 120,008 t -2.0%
2013 129,558 t +8.0%
2014 127,376 t -1.7%
2015 129,503 t +1.7%
2016 118,857 t -8.2%
2017 122,631 t +3.2%
2018 125,311 t +2.2%
2019 134,934 t +7.7%
2020 131,600 t -2.5%
2021 132,514 t +0.7%
2022 137,015 t +3.4%
2023 139,541 t +1.8%
2024 138,070 t -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53,809 t 45,005 t 64,573 t 9
1970s 63,558 t 56,978 t 72,325 t 10
1980s 87,006 t 77,048 t 100,755 t 10
1990s 91,616 t 79,573 t 104,210 t 10
2000s 104,263 t 93,413 t 114,435 t 10
2010s 124,689 t 116,243 t 134,934 t 10
2020s 135,748 t 131,600 t 139,541 t 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 23 New Zealand 75,668 t compare
  2. 24 Sudan 71,059 t compare
  3. 25 Paraguay 66,535 t compare
  4. 26 Ireland 66,446 t compare
  5. 27 Poland 63,488 t compare
  6. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 4,885 t compare
  7. 28 Ethiopia 62,344 t compare
  8. 29 Cabo Verde 132.06 t compare
  9. 29 Indonesia 59,775 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 Western Africa?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Western Africa was 138,070 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 139,541 t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 45,005 t in 1962.
How does Western Africa rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Western Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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.