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,...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.18 million t
- Asia 1.26 million t
- Eastern Asia 631,098 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 373,988 t
- Africa 355,267 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 309,017 t
- Southern Asia 306,758 t
- Oceania 285,944 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 257,354 t
- Western Asia 218,965 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 207,489 t
- Europe 190,812 t
- Northern Africa 139,633 t
- Central Asia 91,006 t
- Americas 87,075 t
- European Union (27) 86,498 t
- Northern Europe 81,138 t
- Western Africa 72,052 t
- Eastern Africa 69,790 t
- South America 61,103 t
- Eastern Europe 49,927 t
- Middle Africa 47,867 t
- Southern Europe 39,700 t
- Southern Africa 25,925 t
- Western Europe 20,047 t
- Central America 12,410 t
- South-eastern Asia 10,096 t
- Northern America 9,136 t
- United States of America 6,703 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 5,083 t
About this data
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.