Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 81,828 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 81,828 t.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in New Zealand peaked at 148,900 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 74,982 t, in 1962.
New Zealand ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76,328 t | — |
| 1962 | 74,982 t | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 78,992 t | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 91,750 t | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 89,500 t | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 88,000 t | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 99,250 t | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 109,500 t | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 112,500 t | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 113,750 t | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 102,612 t | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 114,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 114,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 90,545 t | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 89,344 t | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 93,330 t | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 90,581 t | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 91,291 t | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 93,530 t | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 101,865 t | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 113,968 t | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 113,313 t | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 135,687 t | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 129,799 t | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 142,035 t | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 148,900 t | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 138,082 t | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 111,941 t | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 111,020 t | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 96,460 t | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 93,529 t | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 105,278 t | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 87,314 t | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 95,340 t | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 96,143 t | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 92,447 t | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 98,068 t | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 99,734 t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 90,583 t | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 97,965 t | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 103,893 t | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 94,335 t | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 99,643 t | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 94,113 t | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 96,978 t | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 98,782 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 105,324 t | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 108,737 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 93,080 t | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 86,294 t | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 82,272 t | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 83,054 t | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87,473 t | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 88,660 t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 88,661 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87,470 t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 82,058 t | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 85,264 t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 81,693 t | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 83,637 t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 80,434 t | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 77,613 t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 78,249 t | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 81,828 t | +4.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 81,828 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 757.04 t, 108.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 81,828 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 118.37 t, 691.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,200 t | 74,982 t | 112,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 99,298 t | 89,344 t | 114,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,661 t | 101,865 t | 148,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,490 t | 87,314 t | 105,278 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,285 t | 93,080 t | 108,737 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,290 t | 81,693 t | 88,661 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,352 t | 77,613 t | 83,637 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 3 Türkiye 92,644 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 285,819 t compare
- 4 Australia 203,991 t compare
- 5 India 196,200 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 39,188 t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 32,346 t compare
- 7 Sudan (former) 64,285 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 13,080 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,489 t compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57,265 t compare
- 9 Algeria 57,189 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in New Zealand?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in New Zealand was 81,828 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 148,900 t in 1986.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,982 t in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- New Zealand ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.