Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 69,790 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Africa stood at 69,790 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 69,790 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,846 t, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,846 t | — |
| 1962 | 21,906 t | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 22,428 t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 22,468 t | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 22,793 t | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 23,559 t | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 23,676 t | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 23,840 t | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 23,789 t | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 23,697 t | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 23,659 t | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 23,935 t | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 24,361 t | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 23,011 t | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 24,578 t | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 25,556 t | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 26,489 t | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 26,795 t | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 27,068 t | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 28,773 t | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 29,384 t | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 29,131 t | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 28,260 t | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 29,181 t | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 31,042 t | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 28,551 t | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 28,147 t | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 29,264 t | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 30,736 t | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 30,827 t | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 30,387 t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 29,364 t | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 23,645 t | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 24,077 t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 24,125 t | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 24,110 t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 23,576 t | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 25,910 t | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 25,196 t | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 25,965 t | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 30,070 t | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 32,208 t | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 34,788 t | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 37,378 t | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 39,610 t | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 41,491 t | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 42,653 t | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 41,638 t | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 42,784 t | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 47,824 t | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 48,946 t | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49,962 t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 51,034 t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 52,736 t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 51,434 t | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 51,450 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49,030 t | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 51,069 t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 63,579 t | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 68,999 t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 63,699 t | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 60,107 t | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 65,112 t | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 69,790 t | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,923 t | 21,846 t | 23,840 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,915 t | 23,011 t | 27,068 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,247 t | 28,147 t | 31,042 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,122 t | 23,576 t | 30,827 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,859 t | 25,965 t | 42,784 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,707 t | 47,824 t | 63,579 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,542 t | 60,107 t | 69,790 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 14 Ethiopia 32,659 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 124.71 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 9.82 t compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 30,845 t compare
- 16 Nigeria 29,621 t compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.51 t compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 28,720 t compare
- 18 Romania 25,614 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 24,810 t compare
- 20 South Africa 24,343 t compare
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Africa?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Africa was 69,790 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69,790 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,846 t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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 sheep or lambs — Production. 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.