Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Western Asia
Western Asia: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 218,965 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2024
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 Western Asia is 218,965 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Western Asia peaked at 242,331 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66,096 t, in 1962.
Western Asia ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66,889 t | — |
| 1962 | 66,096 t | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 66,949 t | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 66,933 t | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 68,464 t | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 70,269 t | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 68,277 t | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 68,881 t | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 73,064 t | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 74,797 t | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 76,992 t | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 75,513 t | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 75,921 t | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 76,566 t | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 82,895 t | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 80,077 t | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 86,806 t | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 91,433 t | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 77,986 t | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 82,187 t | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 93,239 t | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 96,815 t | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 101,606 t | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 105,846 t | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 104,379 t | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 107,703 t | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 108,659 t | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 113,104 t | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 112,000 t | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 108,142 t | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 75,816 t | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 81,381 t | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 80,978 t | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 94,088 t | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 88,399 t | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 88,929 t | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 93,811 t | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 99,762 t | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 100,861 t | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 99,876 t | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 119,452 t | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 112,669 t | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 117,498 t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 114,694 t | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 120,967 t | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 121,357 t | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 127,211 t | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 124,883 t | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 125,126 t | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 121,406 t | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 133,678 t | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 139,154 t | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 140,537 t | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 143,342 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 142,012 t | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 147,369 t | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 149,349 t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 156,711 t | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 166,121 t | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 186,382 t | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 195,426 t | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 211,201 t | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 242,331 t | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 218,965 t | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,425 t | 66,096 t | 73,064 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 79,899 t | 74,797 t | 91,433 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,554 t | 82,187 t | 113,104 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,217 t | 75,816 t | 108,142 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,373 t | 99,876 t | 127,211 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,968 t | 121,406 t | 166,121 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,861 t | 186,382 t | 242,331 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 6 New Zealand 81,828 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
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 823.62 t compare
- 10 Pakistan 56,328 t compare
- 11 Chad 43,154 t compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 506.14 t compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 320.45 t compare
- 12 Sudan 40,863 t compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Western Asia?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Western Asia was 218,965 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 242,331 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,096 t in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.