Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 631,098 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
631,098 t
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
661,485 t
in 2023
All-time low
25,891 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Asia is 631,098 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 661,485 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,891 t, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 25,891 t
1962 27,514 t +6.3%
1963 30,589 t +11.2%
1964 31,376 t +2.6%
1965 34,165 t +8.9%
1966 37,509 t +9.8%
1967 39,758 t +6.0%
1968 42,018 t +5.7%
1969 44,496 t +5.9%
1970 46,005 t +3.4%
1971 47,696 t +3.7%
1972 51,085 t +7.1%
1973 52,766 t +3.3%
1974 57,903 t +9.7%
1975 64,511 t +11.4%
1976 59,622 t -7.6%
1977 59,017 t -1.0%
1978 65,841 t +11.6%
1979 72,245 t +9.7%
1980 82,709 t +14.5%
1981 87,522 t +5.8%
1982 93,540 t +6.9%
1983 94,147 t +0.6%
1984 97,647 t +3.7%
1985 95,413 t -2.3%
1986 101,864 t +6.8%
1987 107,431 t +5.5%
1988 119,975 t +11.7%
1989 139,928 t +16.6%
1990 154,341 t +10.3%
1991 170,690 t +10.6%
1992 174,139 t +2.0%
1993 188,278 t +8.1%
1994 202,833 t +7.7%
1995 229,051 t +12.9%
1996 251,440 t +9.8%
1997 289,765 t +15.2%
1998 304,084 t +4.9%
1999 315,571 t +3.8%
2000 328,349 t +4.0%
2001 333,297 t +1.5%
2002 346,196 t +3.9%
2003 371,334 t +7.3%
2004 399,959 t +7.7%
2005 417,405 t +4.4%
2006 437,059 t +4.7%
2007 461,324 t +5.6%
2008 471,098 t +2.1%
2009 483,601 t +2.7%
2010 487,184 t +0.7%
2011 477,578 t -2.0%
2012 482,557 t +1.0%
2013 495,933 t +2.8%
2014 515,912 t +4.0%
2015 542,352 t +5.1%
2016 560,367 t +3.3%
2017 575,752 t +2.7%
2018 587,774 t +2.1%
2019 606,537 t +3.2%
2020 625,006 t +3.0%
2021 629,678 t +0.7%
2022 655,406 t +4.1%
2023 661,485 t +0.9%
2024 631,098 t -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34,813 t 25,891 t 44,496 t 9
1970s 57,669 t 46,005 t 72,245 t 10
1980s 102,018 t 82,709 t 139,928 t 10
1990s 228,019 t 154,341 t 315,571 t 10
2000s 404,962 t 328,349 t 483,601 t 10
2010s 533,195 t 477,578 t 606,537 t 10
2020s 640,535 t 625,006 t 661,485 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 China 592,771 t compare
  2. 1 China, mainland 592,771 t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 92,644 t compare
  4. 3 Australia and New Zealand 285,819 t compare
  5. 4 Australia 203,991 t compare
  6. 5 India 196,200 t compare
  7. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 39,188 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Asia?
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Eastern Asia was 631,098 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 661,485 t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 25,891 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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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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
224 places, 12,702 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.