Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 29,621 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 29,621 t.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Nigeria peaked at 31,231 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,241 t, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,241 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,301 t | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 1,401 t | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 1,481 t | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 1,602 t | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 1,622 t | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,742 t | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 1,722 t | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 2,002 t | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 2,202 t | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 2,275 t | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2,293 t | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2,457 t | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2,621 t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 2,974 t | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 3,631 t | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 3,822 t | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 4,404 t | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 4,805 t | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 5,105 t | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 5,606 t | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 5,706 t | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5,906 t | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6,306 t | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 6,607 t | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 6,807 t | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 7,007 t | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 7,207 t | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 7,608 t | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 8,008 t | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 8,609 t | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 8,809 t | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9,209 t | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 11,291 t | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 11,992 t | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 12,512 t | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 15,836 t | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 17,327 t | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 19,199 t | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 21,001 t | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 23,263 t | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 23,650 t | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 23,891 t | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 24,448 t | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24,989 t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 25,742 t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 26,339 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 26,448 t | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27,083 t | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 31,031 t | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 31,231 t | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 22,372 t | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 24,766 t | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 25,385 t | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 26,020 t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 26,670 t | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27,337 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 28,036 t | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 28,137 t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 28,092 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 29,050 t | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 29,272 t | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 29,450 t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 29,621 t | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,568 t | 1,241 t | 2,002 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,148 t | 2,202 t | 4,805 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,386 t | 5,105 t | 7,608 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,279 t | 8,008 t | 19,199 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,686 t | 21,001 t | 27,083 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,098 t | 22,372 t | 31,231 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,097 t | 28,092 t | 29,621 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 204.77 t compare
- 13 Mongolia 38,082 t compare
- 14 Ethiopia 32,659 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 124.71 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 9.82 t compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 30,845 t compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.51 t compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 28,720 t compare
- 18 Romania 25,614 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 24,810 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Nigeria?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Nigeria was 29,621 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31,231 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,241 t in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.