Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 207,489 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
207,489 t
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
2nd
of 16 groups
All-time high
207,489 t
in 2024
All-time low
47,342 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 207,489 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 207,489 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47,342 t, in 1961.

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 47,342 t
1962 48,352 t +2.1%
1963 49,805 t +3.0%
1964 51,460 t +3.3%
1965 52,666 t +2.3%
1966 54,504 t +3.5%
1967 56,048 t +2.8%
1968 58,764 t +4.8%
1969 58,210 t -0.9%
1970 59,193 t +1.7%
1971 58,914 t -0.5%
1972 56,757 t -3.7%
1973 57,674 t +1.6%
1974 58,341 t +1.2%
1975 62,525 t +7.2%
1976 68,335 t +9.3%
1977 72,219 t +5.7%
1978 74,589 t +3.3%
1979 75,321 t +1.0%
1980 78,228 t +3.9%
1981 80,218 t +2.5%
1982 78,308 t -2.4%
1983 77,702 t -0.8%
1984 75,425 t -2.9%
1985 75,477 t +0.1%
1986 72,879 t -3.4%
1987 73,889 t +1.4%
1988 75,840 t +2.6%
1989 79,210 t +4.4%
1990 81,654 t +3.1%
1991 76,776 t -6.0%
1992 76,658 t -0.2%
1993 74,702 t -2.6%
1994 78,207 t +4.7%
1995 81,941 t +4.8%
1996 87,759 t +7.1%
1997 95,180 t +8.5%
1998 109,487 t +15.0%
1999 114,379 t +4.5%
2000 113,499 t -0.8%
2001 119,244 t +5.1%
2002 116,045 t -2.7%
2003 119,895 t +3.3%
2004 125,196 t +4.4%
2005 132,709 t +6.0%
2006 143,235 t +7.9%
2007 144,200 t +0.7%
2008 153,219 t +6.3%
2009 154,503 t +0.8%
2010 167,153 t +8.2%
2011 173,122 t +3.6%
2012 150,109 t -13.3%
2013 153,613 t +2.3%
2014 159,180 t +3.6%
2015 163,353 t +2.6%
2016 166,009 t +1.6%
2017 169,831 t +2.3%
2018 170,494 t +0.4%
2019 181,771 t +6.6%
2020 189,844 t +4.4%
2021 193,702 t +2.0%
2022 194,380 t +0.4%
2023 200,051 t +2.9%
2024 207,489 t +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53,017 t 47,342 t 58,764 t 9
1970s 64,387 t 56,757 t 75,321 t 10
1980s 76,718 t 72,879 t 80,218 t 10
1990s 87,674 t 74,702 t 114,379 t 10
2000s 132,174 t 113,499 t 154,503 t 10
2010s 165,464 t 150,109 t 181,771 t 10
2020s 197,093 t 189,844 t 207,489 t 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 207,489 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 207,489 t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 47,342 t in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.