Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production by country

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...

Countries reporting
234
Highest
592,771 t
China
Lowest
0 t
USSR
Median
800.49 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,710

What the numbers show

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 592,771 t in China; the lowest is 0 t in USSR.

The median across all reporting countries is 800.49 t, and the mean is 17,454 t.

Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 353.2%), and the largest decrease in USSR (down 100.0%).

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production (sheep Production): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 592,771 t 2024 up 21.1% volatile
1 China, mainland 592,771 t 2024 up 21.1% volatile
1 China 592,771 t 2024 up 21.1% volatile
4 Australia and New Zealand 285,819 t 2024 up 15.6% flat
5 Australia 203,991 t 2024 up 28.7% rising
6 India 196,200 t 2024 up 144.2% volatile
7 Turkey 92,644 t 2024 up 113.5% rising
7 Türkiye 92,644 t 2024 up 113.5% rising
9 New Zealand 81,828 t 2024 down 7.7% falling
10 Sudan (former) 64,285 t 2011 up 35.3% volatile
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57,265 t 2024 down 10.9% rising
12 Algeria 57,189 t 2024 up 23.5% volatile
13 Pakistan 56,328 t 2024 up 12.3% rising
14 Chad 43,154 t 2024 up 114.1% volatile
15 Sudan 40,863 t 2024 up 8.5% rising
16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 39,188 t 2024 down 14.5% rising
17 Mongolia 38,082 t 2024 up 46.0% rising
18 Ethiopia 32,659 t 2024 up 44.9% rising
18 Ethiopia 32,659 t 2024 up 44.9% rising
20 Syria 32,346 t 2024 up 20.8% rising
20 Syrian Arab Republic 32,346 t 2024 up 20.8% rising
22 Uzbekistan 30,845 t 2024 up 30.7% volatile
22 Uzbekistan 30,845 t 2024 up 30.7% volatile
24 Nigeria 29,621 t 2024 up 16.7% volatile
25 Saudi Arabia 28,720 t 2024 up 97.4% volatile
26 Romania 25,614 t 2017 up 45.8% rising
27 Russia 24,810 t 2024 up 1.0% falling
27 Russian Federation 24,810 t 2024 up 1.0% falling
29 South Africa 24,343 t 2024 down 8.7% falling
30 Brazil 19,385 t 2024 up 27.2% rising
31 Morocco 18,389 t 2024 up 7.2% rising
32 Kazakhstan 17,308 t 2024 down 6.0% falling
32 Kazakhstan 17,308 t 2024 down 6.0% falling
34 Turkmenistan 16,617 t 2024 up 3.4% rising
35 Ethiopia PDR 14,958 t 1992 down 3.4% flat
36 Kyrgyzstan 14,433 t 2024 up 32.0% rising
36 Kyrgyzstan 14,433 t 2024 up 32.0% rising
38 Yemen 13,883 t 2024 up 16.6% volatile
38 Yemen 13,883 t 2024 up 16.6% volatile
40 Ireland 13,420 t 2017 up 2.0% rising
41 Afghanistan 13,419 t 2024 down 22.5% rising
41 Afghanistan 13,419 t 2024 down 22.5% rising
43 United Republic of Tanzania 13,080 t 2024 up 51.0% volatile
44 Mexico 12,017 t 2024 up 18.9% rising
45 Peru 11,956 t 2024 down 2.3% rising
46 Tajikistan 11,804 t 2024 up 81.3% volatile
46 Tajikistan 11,804 t 2024 up 81.3% volatile
48 Spain 11,746 t 2017 down 43.4% falling
49 France 11,528 t 2017 down 25.4% rising
50 Argentina 11,463 t 2024 down 37.9% volatile
51 Kuwait 11,376 t 2024 up 14.5% volatile
52 Kenya 11,306 t 2024 up 38.9% rising
53 Greece 11,004 t 2017 down 41.8% rising
54 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,489 t 2024 up 164.7% rising
55 Tunisia 10,036 t 2024 up 10.6% rising
56 Senegal 10,003 t 2024 up 45.8% volatile
57 Azerbaijan 9,484 t 2024 up 22.3% rising
57 Azerbaijan 9,484 t 2024 up 22.3% rising
59 Indonesia 9,196 t 2024 down 0.9% volatile
60 Iraq 8,863 t 2024 up 4.2% rising
61 Germany 7,139 t 2017 down 29.1% rising
62 Italy 7,125 t 2017 down 43.7% falling
63 Egypt 6,844 t 2024 down 26.7% rising
63 Egypt 6,844 t 2024 down 26.7% rising
65 Libya 6,311 t 2024 down 8.8% rising
66 Norway 6,239 t 2024 down 10.6% rising
67 Mauritania 6,127 t 2024 up 58.5% volatile
67 Mauritania 6,127 t 2024 up 58.5% volatile
69 Somalia 5,962 t 2024 down 32.9% rising
70 Burkina Faso 5,677 t 2024 up 17.8% volatile
71 Serbia 5,676 t 2024 up 7.8% rising
71 Serbia 5,676 t 2024 up 7.8% rising
73 Israel 4,765 t 2024 down 8.6% volatile
74 Ghana 4,546 t 2024 up 42.1% volatile
75 Bahrain 4,438 t 2024 up 73.6% volatile
75 Bahrain 4,438 t 2024 up 73.6% volatile
77 Caribbean 4,426 t 2024 up 29.2% volatile
78 Albania 4,327 t 2024 down 4.9% rising
79 Yugoslav SFR 4,200 t 1991 up 10.5% falling
80 Uruguay 4,165 t 2024 down 16.7% falling
81 Cote d'Ivoire 3,838 t 2024 up 97.0% rising
81 Côte d'Ivoire 3,838 t 2024 up 97.0% rising
83 Cuba 3,604 t 2024 up 27.4% volatile
84 Bulgaria 3,593 t 2017 down 42.5% volatile
85 Jordan 3,579 t 2024 up 65.3% volatile
86 Serbia and Montenegro 3,438 t 2005 down 38.6% falling
87 Portugal 3,161 t 2017 down 34.8% flat
88 Sweden 3,087 t 2017 up 14.3% volatile
89 Cameroon 2,732 t 2024 down 3.6% rising
90 South Sudan 2,569 t 2024 down 33.6% falling
90 South Sudan 2,569 t 2024 down 33.6% falling
92 Guinea 2,503 t 2024 up 96.9% volatile
93 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,467 t 2017 down 23.6% rising
94 Benin 2,458 t 2024 up 336.1% volatile
95 Canada 2,434 t 2024 up 1.4% rising
96 Niger 2,326 t 2024 up 11.6% rising
97 Oman 2,305 t 2024 up 21.3% volatile
98 Ukraine 2,288 t 2024 down 30.9% volatile
99 Mali 1,996 t 2024 up 86.0% volatile
100 Chile 1,969 t 2024 down 22.9% falling
101 Palestine 1,965 t 2022 down 19.5% falling
102 Togo 1,946 t 2024 up 74.6% volatile
103 Iceland 1,660 t 2024 down 21.1% falling
104 Croatia 1,505 t 2017 up 85.2% rising
104 Croatia 1,505 t 2017 up 85.2% rising
106 Armenia 1,504 t 2024 up 22.8% rising
106 Armenia 1,504 t 2024 up 22.8% rising
108 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,300 t 1999 down 35.0% rising
109 Namibia 1,282 t 2024 down 11.3% falling
110 Austria 1,279 t 2017 up 5.6% volatile
111 Bangladesh 1,224 t 2024 up 26.5% volatile
112 Georgia 941.11 t 2024 up 7.3% falling
113 Lebanon 902.68 t 2024 down 33.5% falling
114 Switzerland 863.12 t 2024 down 0.1% rising
115 Uganda 831.89 t 2024 up 5.3% rising
116 Belgium 826 t 2017 up 120.1% falling
117 Democratic Republic of the Congo 823.62 t 2024 up 0.5% rising
118 Qatar 777.36 t 2024 down 52.7% volatile
119 United Arab Emirates 736.71 t 2024 up 23.9% volatile
120 Cyprus 705.21 t 2017 up 1.5% falling
121 Zimbabwe 699.24 t 2024 up 124.9% volatile
122 Eritrea 693.77 t 2024 up 5.8% rising
122 Eritrea 693.77 t 2024 up 5.8% rising
124 North Macedonia 676.76 t 2024 down 27.7% falling
124 North Macedonia 676.76 t 2024 down 27.7% falling
126 Angola 630.42 t 2024 up 13.3% volatile
127 Ecuador 577.9 t 2024 up 0.7% rising
128 Rwanda 558.49 t 2024 down 59.9% volatile
129 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 506.14 t 2024 down 13.7% rising
130 Czechoslovakia 504 t 1992 down 18.1% rising
131 Denmark 452.86 t 2017 down 11.1% rising
132 Haiti 442.38 t 2024 up 91.0% volatile
133 Myanmar 440 t 2024 down 77.2% volatile
134 Djibouti 437.46 t 2024 up 1.7% rising
135 Nepal 392.2 t 2024 up 4.0% rising
136 Malaysia 388.65 t 2024 up 0.2% volatile
137 Paraguay 358.6 t 2024 down 23.2% rising
138 Hungary 358.42 t 2017 up 135.2% volatile
139 Sierra Leone 341.84 t 2024 down 6.3% rising
140 Guatemala 337.41 t 2024 up 2.7% falling
141 Republic of Moldova 320.45 t 2024 down 62.5% falling
142 Guinea-Bissau 315.58 t 2024 up 1.0% volatile
143 Malawi 313.08 t 2024 up 64.9% volatile
144 Dominican Republic 263.21 t 2024 up 3.2% volatile
145 Central African Republic 261.39 t 2024 up 14.4% volatile
146 Liberia 246.63 t 2024 up 2.3% rising
147 Madagascar 237.62 t 2024 up 11.8% falling
147 Madagascar 237.62 t 2024 up 11.8% falling
149 Belarus 225 t 2024 down 10.0% volatile
149 Belarus 225 t 2024 down 10.0% volatile
151 Poland 220 t 2017 down 40.0% volatile
152 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 204.77 t 2024 up 1.1% rising
153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 201.65 t 2024 down 27.2% flat
154 Slovakia 196.6 t 2017 up 21.0% falling
154 Slovakia 196.6 t 2017 up 21.0% falling
156 Gabon 181.17 t 2024 up 5.6% rising
157 Montenegro 162.26 t 2024 up 0.3% falling
158 Zambia 160.48 t 2024 up 3.9% volatile
159 Lithuania 151.53 t 2017 up 151.1% volatile
160 Slovenia 151.38 t 2017 down 15.9% rising
161 Latvia 144.51 t 2017 up 105.2% volatile
162 Mozambique 143.52 t 2024 up 44.6% falling
162 Mozambique 143.52 t 2024 up 44.6% falling
164 Botswana 138.56 t 2024 down 40.2% rising
165 Guyana 136.03 t 2024 up 2.2% rising
166 Lesotho 133.14 t 2024 up 3.8% volatile
166 Lesotho 133.14 t 2024 up 3.8% volatile
168 Melanesia 124.71 t 2024 up 196.2% volatile
169 Faroe Islands 123.97 t 2024 up 14.8% rising
170 Fiji 118.37 t 2024 up 228.3% volatile
170 Fiji 118.37 t 2024 up 228.3% volatile
172 Czechia 115.39 t 2017 up 140.5% falling
173 Burundi 110.1 t 2024 down 56.0% flat
174 Finland 105 t 2017 up 82.4% falling
175 Gambia 96.5 t 2024 up 242.7% rising
175 Gambia 96.5 t 2024 up 242.7% rising
177 Colombia 94 t 2024 down 1.2% volatile
178 Estonia 76.36 t 2017 up 8.9% volatile
179 Congo 55.95 t 2024 up 5.5% volatile
179 Congo 55.95 t 2024 up 5.5% volatile
181 Japan 39.3 t 2024 up 32.7% volatile
182 Malta 28.86 t 2017 up 1.8% volatile
183 Eswatini 28.75 t 2024 up 9.0% falling
183 Eswatini 28.75 t 2024 up 9.0% falling
185 Equatorial Guinea 28.01 t 2024 up 5.6% rising
185 Equatorial Guinea 28.01 t 2024 up 5.6% rising
187 Philippines 25.65 t 2024 down 0.3% rising
188 Thailand 24.86 t 2024 up 8.2% volatile
189 Belize 23.96 t 2024 up 346.2% volatile
190 Grenada 23.94 t 2024 up 6.2% volatile
191 Barbados 21.58 t 2024 down 9.7% falling
192 Trinidad and Tobago 21.12 t 2024 up 87.9% volatile
193 Comoros 20.02 t 2024 up 8.9% rising
193 Comoros 20.02 t 2024 up 8.9% rising
195 Saint Lucia 17.85 t 2024 down 0.8% rising
195 Saint Lucia 17.85 t 2024 down 0.8% rising
197 Honduras 16.88 t 2024 up 7.0% rising
198 Sri Lanka 16 t 1990 down 42.9% falling
199 Luxembourg 13.86 t 2017 down 8.3% flat
200 Puerto Rico 10.89 t 2024 up 7.9% rising
201 Cape Verde 10.62 t 2024 up 67.0% volatile
201 Cabo Verde 10.62 t 2024 up 67.0% volatile
203 Martinique 10 t 2006 down 69.2% rising
204 Timor-Leste 9.82 t 2024 down 54.7% volatile
205 Mauritius 9.11 t 2024 up 353.2% volatile
206 Brunei 8.02 t 2024 up 82.3% volatile
206 Brunei Darussalam 8.02 t 2024 up 82.3% volatile
208 Guadeloupe 7.52 t 2006 up 140.3% falling
209 Bahamas 6.61 t 2024 up 6.3% volatile
209 Bahamas 6.61 t 2024 up 6.3% volatile
211 Bhutan 6.43 t 2024 — volatile
212 El Salvador 6.33 t 2024 up 5.9% rising
213 Nicaragua 5.91 t 2023 up 3.0% rising
214 Dominica 5.8 t 2024 up 8.6% rising
215 Papua New Guinea 5.45 t 2024 up 3.2% volatile
216 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.45 t 2024 down 42.3% rising
216 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.45 t 2024 down 42.3% rising
218 Costa Rica 3.19 t 2024 up 4.2% rising
219 Suriname 3.11 t 2024 up 3.7% flat
220 Singapore 2.59 t 2024 down 20.6% volatile
221 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.5 t 2024 up 43.7% volatile
221 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.5 t 2024 up 43.7% volatile
223 Réunion 2 t 2006 unchanged volatile
224 Republic of Korea 1.15 t 2024 down 46.3% volatile
225 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 t 2024 down 56.0% falling
226 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 t 2024 unchanged falling
226 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 t 2024 unchanged falling
228 French Guiana 1 t 2006 down 75.0% rising
229 New Caledonia 0.88 t 2024 up 12.8% volatile
230 Jamaica 0.73 t 2024 down 72.1% volatile
231 French Polynesia 0.51 t 2024 unchanged volatile
231 Polynesia 0.51 t 2024 unchanged volatile
233 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.04 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
234 USSR 0 t 1991 down 100.0% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 14,710 data points, 1961–2024
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.