Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 86,498 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
86,498 t
Change on year
down 8.4%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
191,151 t
in 1990
All-time low
86,498 t
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 86,498 t for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in European Union (27) peaked at 191,151 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86,498 t, in 2024.

That places European Union (27) 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 121,313 t
1962 131,580 t +8.5%
1963 123,457 t -6.2%
1964 127,628 t +3.4%
1965 126,627 t -0.8%
1966 129,655 t +2.4%
1967 133,534 t +3.0%
1968 134,253 t +0.5%
1969 140,000 t +4.3%
1970 144,480 t +3.2%
1971 144,082 t -0.3%
1972 141,862 t -1.5%
1973 146,143 t +3.0%
1974 156,824 t +7.3%
1975 151,669 t -3.3%
1976 159,171 t +4.9%
1977 156,611 t -1.6%
1978 160,504 t +2.5%
1979 159,121 t -0.9%
1980 163,174 t +2.5%
1981 161,208 t -1.2%
1982 155,353 t -3.6%
1983 162,531 t +4.6%
1984 172,238 t +6.0%
1985 177,155 t +2.9%
1986 168,426 t -4.9%
1987 173,379 t +2.9%
1988 166,084 t -4.2%
1989 179,335 t +8.0%
1990 191,151 t +6.6%
1991 190,046 t -0.6%
1992 182,501 t -4.0%
1993 175,957 t -3.6%
1994 163,061 t -7.3%
1995 159,143 t -2.4%
1996 162,196 t +1.9%
1997 154,130 t -5.0%
1998 154,656 t +0.3%
1999 156,710 t +1.3%
2000 156,424 t -0.2%
2001 139,444 t -10.9%
2002 136,120 t -2.4%
2003 137,815 t +1.2%
2004 140,898 t +2.2%
2005 135,340 t -3.9%
2006 130,967 t -3.2%
2007 130,387 t -0.4%
2008 120,383 t -7.7%
2009 119,950 t -0.4%
2010 117,255 t -2.2%
2011 116,032 t -1.0%
2012 117,565 t +1.3%
2013 112,680 t -4.2%
2014 103,869 t -7.8%
2015 106,092 t +2.1%
2016 107,763 t +1.6%
2017 106,215 t -1.4%
2018 98,145 t -7.6%
2019 98,895 t +0.8%
2020 97,415 t -1.5%
2021 99,118 t +1.7%
2022 99,141 t +0.0%
2023 94,397 t -4.8%
2024 86,498 t -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 129,783 t 121,313 t 140,000 t 9
1970s 152,047 t 141,862 t 160,504 t 10
1980s 167,888 t 155,353 t 179,335 t 10
1990s 168,955 t 154,130 t 191,151 t 10
2000s 134,773 t 119,950 t 156,424 t 10
2010s 108,451 t 98,145 t 117,565 t 10
2020s 95,314 t 86,498 t 99,141 t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 11 Chad 43,154 t compare
  2. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 506.14 t compare
  3. 12 Republic of Moldova 320.45 t compare
  4. 12 Sudan 40,863 t compare
  5. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 204.77 t compare
  6. 13 Mongolia 38,082 t compare
  7. 14 Ethiopia 32,659 t compare
  8. 14 Melanesia 124.71 t compare
  9. 15 Timor-Leste 9.82 t compare
  10. 15 Uzbekistan 30,845 t compare
  11. 16 Nigeria 29,621 t compare
  12. 16 Polynesia 0.51 t compare
  13. 17 Saudi Arabia 28,720 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in European Union (27)?
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in European Union (27) was 86,498 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 191,151 t in 1990.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 86,498 t in 2024.
How does European Union (27) rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.