Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 42 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 42 kg/An for raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Southern Africa peaked at 43 kg/An in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22 kg/An, in 1966.
That places Southern Africa 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22 kg/An | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 24 kg/An | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 26 kg/An | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 28 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 25 kg/An | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 26 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 25 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 24 kg/An | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 25 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 26 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 27 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 25 kg/An | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 26 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 27 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29 kg/An | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28 kg/An | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 29 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27 kg/An | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 26 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 29 kg/An | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 27 kg/An | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 43 kg/An | +59.3% |
| 1998 | 30 kg/An | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 30 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27 kg/An | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 31 kg/An | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 28 kg/An | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 31 kg/An | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 31 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 kg/An | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 33 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 34 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 kg/An | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 36 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 37 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 37 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 35 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 37 kg/An | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 40 kg/An | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 39 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 39 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 39 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 42 kg/An | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.11 kg/An | 22 kg/An | 24 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 25 kg/An | 24 kg/An | 28 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.8 kg/An | 25 kg/An | 29 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8 kg/An | 26 kg/An | 43 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5 kg/An | 27 kg/An | 34 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8 kg/An | 35 kg/An | 40 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4 kg/An | 38 kg/An | 42 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 1 Singapore 68 kg/An compare
- 1 Türkiye 33 kg/An compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 30 kg/An compare
- 2 North Macedonia 66 kg/An compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 54 kg/An compare
- 3 Polynesia 29 kg/An compare
- 4 Malaysia 53 kg/An compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 28 kg/An compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Southern Africa?
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Southern Africa was 42 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43 kg/An in 1997.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 kg/An in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
- Southern Africa ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.