Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 57,265 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57,265 t
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
8th
of 179 countries
All-time high
86,706 t
in 1993
All-time low
26,050 t
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 57,265 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 86,706 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26,050 t, in 1969.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 33,025 t
1962 31,400 t -4.9%
1963 30,325 t -3.4%
1964 31,650 t +4.4%
1965 30,487 t -3.7%
1966 33,900 t +11.2%
1967 32,925 t -2.9%
1968 30,975 t -5.9%
1969 26,050 t -15.9%
1970 28,650 t +10.0%
1971 28,250 t -1.4%
1972 27,620 t -2.2%
1973 29,460 t +6.7%
1974 32,080 t +8.9%
1975 55,867 t +74.1%
1976 52,865 t -5.4%
1977 48,098 t -9.0%
1978 49,069 t +2.0%
1979 49,824 t +1.5%
1980 59,745 t +19.9%
1981 55,863 t -6.5%
1982 56,941 t +1.9%
1983 61,902 t +8.7%
1984 62,118 t +0.3%
1985 65,569 t +5.6%
1986 62,451 t -4.8%
1987 63,777 t +2.1%
1988 69,438 t +8.9%
1989 78,965 t +13.7%
1990 79,853 t +1.1%
1991 83,139 t +4.1%
1992 86,490 t +4.0%
1993 86,706 t +0.2%
1994 85,196 t -1.7%
1995 84,980 t -0.3%
1996 80,451 t -5.3%
1997 73,765 t -8.3%
1998 80,882 t +9.6%
1999 84,549 t +4.5%
2000 82,608 t -2.3%
2001 57,588 t -30.3%
2002 66,216 t +15.0%
2003 65,353 t -1.3%
2004 67,294 t +3.0%
2005 71,392 t +6.1%
2006 71,931 t +0.8%
2007 71,069 t -1.2%
2008 71,522 t +0.6%
2009 67,531 t -5.6%
2010 61,859 t -8.4%
2011 64,857 t +4.8%
2012 59,314 t -8.5%
2013 62,333 t +5.1%
2014 64,274 t +3.1%
2015 65,137 t +1.3%
2016 62,765 t -3.6%
2017 64,490 t +2.7%
2018 62,333 t -3.3%
2019 66,216 t +6.2%
2020 63,843 t -3.6%
2021 61,039 t -4.4%
2022 62,808 t +2.9%
2023 61,686 t -1.8%
2024 57,265 t -7.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +74.1% 32,080 t 55,867 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31,193 t 26,050 t 33,900 t 9
1970s 40,178 t 27,620 t 55,867 t 10
1980s 63,677 t 55,863 t 78,965 t 10
1990s 82,601 t 73,765 t 86,706 t 10
2000s 69,250 t 57,588 t 82,608 t 10
2010s 63,358 t 59,314 t 66,216 t 10
2020s 61,328 t 57,265 t 63,843 t 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 5 India 196,200 t compare
  2. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 39,188 t compare
  3. 6 New Zealand 81,828 t compare
  4. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 32,346 t compare
  5. 7 Sudan (former) 64,285 t compare
  6. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 13,080 t compare
  7. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,489 t compare
  8. 9 Algeria 57,189 t compare
  9. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 823.62 t compare
  10. 10 Pakistan 56,328 t compare
  11. 11 Chad 43,154 t compare
  12. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 506.14 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 57,265 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 86,706 t in 1993.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 26,050 t in 1969.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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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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.