Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Asia

Western Asia: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 263,340 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
263,340 t
Change on year
down 9.2%
Rank
18th
of 29 groups
All-time high
290,073 t
in 2023
All-time low
23,401 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 263,340 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Western Asia peaked at 290,073 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,401 t, in 1961.

Western Asia ranks 18th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 23,401 t
1962 25,112 t +7.3%
1963 25,499 t +1.5%
1964 24,835 t -2.6%
1965 25,337 t +2.0%
1966 25,392 t +0.2%
1967 24,862 t -2.1%
1968 25,756 t +3.6%
1969 27,005 t +4.8%
1970 26,851 t -0.6%
1971 26,669 t -0.7%
1972 25,376 t -4.8%
1973 26,260 t +3.5%
1974 29,635 t +12.9%
1975 30,348 t +2.4%
1976 29,699 t -2.1%
1977 33,429 t +12.6%
1978 30,610 t -8.4%
1979 37,685 t +23.1%
1980 37,698 t +0.0%
1981 40,070 t +6.3%
1982 43,692 t +9.0%
1983 44,250 t +1.3%
1984 71,159 t +60.8%
1985 62,631 t -12.0%
1986 76,931 t +22.8%
1987 61,932 t -19.5%
1988 62,331 t +0.6%
1989 68,596 t +10.1%
1990 68,470 t -0.2%
1991 60,406 t -11.8%
1992 83,539 t +38.3%
1993 83,078 t -0.6%
1994 87,714 t +5.6%
1995 85,199 t -2.9%
1996 86,436 t +1.5%
1997 102,213 t +18.3%
1998 98,366 t -3.8%
1999 100,719 t +2.4%
2000 107,528 t +6.8%
2001 121,439 t +12.9%
2002 127,342 t +4.9%
2003 129,571 t +1.8%
2004 130,538 t +0.7%
2005 132,760 t +1.7%
2006 136,468 t +2.8%
2007 142,201 t +4.2%
2008 151,026 t +6.2%
2009 158,628 t +5.0%
2010 165,797 t +4.5%
2011 175,990 t +6.1%
2012 186,051 t +5.7%
2013 192,426 t +3.4%
2014 183,169 t -4.8%
2015 188,132 t +2.7%
2016 197,644 t +5.1%
2017 215,020 t +8.8%
2018 234,542 t +9.1%
2019 246,672 t +5.2%
2020 250,664 t +1.6%
2021 268,733 t +7.2%
2022 281,411 t +4.7%
2023 290,073 t +3.1%
2024 263,340 t -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25,244 t 23,401 t 27,005 t 9
1970s 29,656 t 25,376 t 37,685 t 10
1980s 56,929 t 37,698 t 76,931 t 10
1990s 85,614 t 60,406 t 102,213 t 10
2000s 133,750 t 107,528 t 158,628 t 10
2010s 198,544 t 165,797 t 246,672 t 10
2020s 270,844 t 250,664 t 290,073 t 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 15 Uzbekistan 120,214 t compare
  2. 15 Melanesia 1,780 t compare
  3. 16 Canada 108,473 t compare
  4. 16 Polynesia 330.86 t compare
  5. 17 Italy 95,505 t compare
  6. 17 Republic of Moldova 238 t compare
  7. 18 Chad 90,173 t compare
  8. 18 Timor-Leste 178.65 t compare
  9. 19 Colombia 88,094 t compare
  10. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 35.33 t compare
  11. 19 Micronesia 35.33 t compare
  12. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86,509 t compare
  13. 21 Zimbabwe 86,310 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 Asia?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Western Asia was 263,340 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 290,073 t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 23,401 t in 1961.
How does Western Asia rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Western Asia ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Asia 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.