Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 39,700 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 39,700 t. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Southern Europe peaked at 74,566 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39,700 t, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 20th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,815 t | — |
| 1962 | 62,279 t | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 57,881 t | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 60,151 t | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 57,369 t | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 58,673 t | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 60,129 t | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 60,802 t | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 62,602 t | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 65,545 t | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 64,788 t | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 63,590 t | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 63,761 t | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71,295 t | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 70,076 t | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 69,211 t | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 68,216 t | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 69,360 t | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 62,052 t | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 64,798 t | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 65,030 t | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 55,274 t | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 62,686 t | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 60,486 t | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 60,511 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 59,829 t | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 62,808 t | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 65,162 t | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 66,638 t | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 69,458 t | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 70,487 t | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 74,303 t | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 74,055 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 74,386 t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 74,566 t | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73,590 t | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 72,818 t | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 72,719 t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70,547 t | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 71,642 t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 70,938 t | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 70,650 t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 70,963 t | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70,140 t | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 68,710 t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 69,433 t | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 69,194 t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 63,069 t | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 59,455 t | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 58,412 t | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 58,648 t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 57,180 t | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 55,342 t | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 45,918 t | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 47,631 t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 48,130 t | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 46,296 t | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 50,145 t | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 49,791 t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 46,367 t | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 47,828 t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 47,398 t | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 43,856 t | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 39,700 t | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,411 t | 54,815 t | 62,602 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,789 t | 62,052 t | 71,295 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,322 t | 55,274 t | 66,638 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,693 t | 69,458 t | 74,566 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,420 t | 59,455 t | 71,642 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,749 t | 45,918 t | 58,648 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,030 t | 39,700 t | 47,828 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 17 Saudi Arabia 28,720 t compare
- 18 Romania 25,614 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 24,810 t compare
- 20 South Africa 24,343 t compare
- 21 Brazil 19,385 t compare
- 22 Morocco 18,389 t compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 17,308 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Southern Europe?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Southern Europe was 39,700 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 74,566 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,700 t in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.