Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production was 348,028 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
348,028 t
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
17th
of 29 groups
All-time high
591,855 t
in 1991
All-time low
346,634 t
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 348,028 t.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Western Europe peaked at 591,855 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 346,634 t, in 2023.

Western Europe ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 387,562 t
1962 410,878 t +6.0%
1963 423,489 t +3.1%
1964 393,253 t -7.1%
1965 385,402 t -2.0%
1966 406,448 t +5.5%
1967 423,766 t +4.3%
1968 436,488 t +3.0%
1969 428,700 t -1.8%
1970 442,879 t +3.3%
1971 447,108 t +1.0%
1972 424,825 t -5.0%
1973 414,362 t -2.5%
1974 458,603 t +10.7%
1975 470,038 t +2.5%
1976 479,781 t +2.1%
1977 460,085 t -4.1%
1978 467,375 t +1.6%
1979 498,443 t +6.6%
1980 511,153 t +2.5%
1981 514,035 t +0.6%
1982 492,586 t -4.2%
1983 501,008 t +1.7%
1984 544,809 t +8.7%
1985 536,497 t -1.5%
1986 555,129 t +3.5%
1987 557,226 t +0.4%
1988 530,559 t -4.8%
1989 506,496 t -4.5%
1990 555,233 t +9.6%
1991 591,855 t +6.6%
1992 529,455 t -10.5%
1993 482,182 t -8.9%
1994 451,763 t -6.3%
1995 452,637 t +0.2%
1996 471,343 t +4.1%
1997 459,728 t -2.5%
1998 434,079 t -5.6%
1999 429,000 t -1.2%
2000 407,897 t -4.9%
2001 413,126 t +1.3%
2002 418,664 t +1.3%
2003 401,349 t -4.1%
2004 401,728 t +0.1%
2005 387,036 t -3.7%
2006 386,780 t -0.1%
2007 387,547 t +0.2%
2008 389,341 t +0.5%
2009 390,304 t +0.2%
2010 394,447 t +1.1%
2011 391,962 t -0.6%
2012 380,465 t -2.9%
2013 367,818 t -3.3%
2014 371,834 t +1.1%
2015 376,202 t +1.2%
2016 384,799 t +2.3%
2017 381,086 t -1.0%
2018 383,399 t +0.6%
2019 375,143 t -2.2%
2020 372,435 t -0.7%
2021 368,573 t -1.0%
2022 350,112 t -5.0%
2023 346,634 t -1.0%
2024 348,028 t +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 410,665 t 385,402 t 436,488 t 9
1970s 456,350 t 414,362 t 498,443 t 10
1980s 524,950 t 492,586 t 557,226 t 10
1990s 485,728 t 429,000 t 591,855 t 10
2000s 398,377 t 386,780 t 418,664 t 10
2010s 380,716 t 367,818 t 394,447 t 10
2020s 357,156 t 346,634 t 372,435 t 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,873 t compare
  2. 14 Germany 135,154 t compare
  3. 15 Uzbekistan 120,214 t compare
  4. 15 Melanesia 1,780 t compare
  5. 16 Canada 108,473 t compare
  6. 16 Polynesia 330.86 t compare
  7. 17 Italy 95,505 t compare
  8. 17 Republic of Moldova 238 t compare
  9. 18 Chad 90,173 t compare
  10. 18 Timor-Leste 178.65 t compare
  11. 19 Colombia 88,094 t compare
  12. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 35.33 t compare
  13. 19 Micronesia 35.33 t compare
  14. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86,509 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 Europe?
Raw hides and skins of cattle — production in Western Europe was 348,028 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 591,855 t in 1991.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 346,634 t in 2023.
How does Western Europe rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — production?
Western Europe ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of cattle — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe 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.