Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Ireland
Ireland: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 13,420 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2017, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Ireland stood at 13,420 t.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Ireland peaked at 19,160 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4,523 t, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 28th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,523 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,657 t | +25.1% |
| 1963 | 5,808 t | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 5,645 t | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 5,365 t | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 5,834 t | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 5,436 t | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 5,275 t | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 5,222 t | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 4,802 t | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 5,638 t | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 5,805 t | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,400 t | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 7,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,200 t | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 7,800 t | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 8,400 t | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 8,800 t | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 8,100 t | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 7,960 t | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 8,184 t | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 9,660 t | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 9,238 t | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 9,505 t | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 9,940 t | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 12,600 t | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 17,200 t | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 17,260 t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 17,840 t | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 19,160 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 18,140 t | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 17,520 t | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 17,700 t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 15,100 t | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 17,340 t | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 18,060 t | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 16,580 t | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 15,620 t | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 13,300 t | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 12,660 t | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14,360 t | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 14,660 t | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 14,060 t | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13,160 t | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 11,760 t | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 11,020 t | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 9,540 t | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 9,660 t | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 10,720 t | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 11,520 t | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 11,540 t | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11,680 t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12,200 t | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 13,420 t | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,418 t | 4,523 t | 5,834 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,504 t | 4,802 t | 8,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,239 t | 7,960 t | 12,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,532 t | 15,100 t | 19,160 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,718 t | 11,020 t | 16,580 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,285 t | 9,540 t | 13,420 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 25 Ethiopia PDR 14,958 t compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 14,433 t compare
- 27 Yemen 13,883 t compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 3,838 t compare
- 29 Afghanistan 13,419 t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 10.62 t compare
- 30 Mexico 12,017 t compare
- 31 Peru 11,956 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Ireland?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Ireland was 13,420 t in 2017, 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19,160 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,523 t in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.