Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight (sheep) in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight (sheep) was 5 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 234 countries
All-time high
5 kg/An
in 2019
All-time low
3 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 5 kg/An for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 5 kg/An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3 kg/An, in 1961.

That places Australia and New Zealand 29th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight (sheep) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 3 kg/An —
1962 3 kg/An +0.0%
1963 3 kg/An +0.0%
1964 4 kg/An +33.3%
1965 3 kg/An -25.0%
1966 3 kg/An +0.0%
1967 4 kg/An +33.3%
1968 3 kg/An -25.0%
1969 4 kg/An +33.3%
1970 4 kg/An +0.0%
1971 3 kg/An -25.0%
1972 4 kg/An +33.3%
1973 3 kg/An -25.0%
1974 3 kg/An +0.0%
1975 3 kg/An +0.0%
1976 3 kg/An +0.0%
1977 3 kg/An +0.0%
1978 3 kg/An +0.0%
1979 3 kg/An +0.0%
1980 3 kg/An +0.0%
1981 3 kg/An +0.0%
1982 3 kg/An +0.0%
1983 3 kg/An +0.0%
1984 3 kg/An +0.0%
1985 3 kg/An +0.0%
1986 4 kg/An +33.3%
1987 4 kg/An +0.0%
1988 3 kg/An -25.0%
1989 3 kg/An +0.0%
1990 4 kg/An +33.3%
1991 4 kg/An +0.0%
1992 4 kg/An +0.0%
1993 4 kg/An +0.0%
1994 4 kg/An +0.0%
1995 4 kg/An +0.0%
1996 4 kg/An +0.0%
1997 4 kg/An +0.0%
1998 4 kg/An +0.0%
1999 4 kg/An +0.0%
2000 4 kg/An +0.0%
2001 4 kg/An +0.0%
2002 4 kg/An +0.0%
2003 4 kg/An +0.0%
2004 4 kg/An +0.0%
2005 4 kg/An +0.0%
2006 4 kg/An +0.0%
2007 4 kg/An +0.0%
2008 4 kg/An +0.0%
2009 4 kg/An +0.0%
2010 4 kg/An +0.0%
2011 4 kg/An +0.0%
2012 4 kg/An +0.0%
2013 4 kg/An +0.0%
2014 4 kg/An +0.0%
2015 4 kg/An +0.0%
2016 4 kg/An +0.0%
2017 4 kg/An +0.0%
2018 4 kg/An +0.0%
2019 5 kg/An +25.0%
2020 5 kg/An +0.0%
2021 5 kg/An +0.0%
2022 5 kg/An +0.0%
2023 5 kg/An +0.0%
2024 5 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.33 kg/An 3 kg/An 4 kg/An 9
1970s 3.2 kg/An 3 kg/An 4 kg/An 10
1980s 3.2 kg/An 3 kg/An 4 kg/An 10
1990s 4 kg/An 4 kg/An 4 kg/An 10
2000s 4 kg/An 4 kg/An 4 kg/An 10
2010s 4.1 kg/An 4 kg/An 5 kg/An 10
2020s 5 kg/An 5 kg/An 5 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 29 Argentina 5 kg/An compare
  2. 29 Australia 5 kg/An compare
  3. 29 Austria 5 kg/An compare
  4. 29 Brunei Darussalam 5 kg/An compare
  5. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 5 kg/An compare
  6. 29 Cyprus 5 kg/An compare
  7. 29 Egypt 5 kg/An compare
  8. 29 Grenada 5 kg/An compare
  9. 29 Haiti 5 kg/An compare
  10. 29 Iraq 5 kg/An compare
  11. 29 Jamaica 5 kg/An compare
  12. 29 Kyrgyzstan 5 kg/An compare
  13. 29 Lebanon 5 kg/An compare
  14. 29 Mongolia 5 kg/An compare
  15. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5 kg/An compare
  16. 29 Palestine 5 kg/An compare
  17. 29 Peru 5 kg/An compare
  18. 29 Poland 5 kg/An compare
  19. 29 South Africa 5 kg/An compare
  20. 29 United Republic of Tanzania 5 kg/An compare
  21. 29 Caribbean 5 kg/An compare
  22. 29 Brunei 5 kg/An compare
  23. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 5 kg/An compare
  24. 29 Egypt 5 kg/An compare
  25. 29 Kyrgyzstan 5 kg/An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand?
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand was 5 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 5 kg/An in 2019.
What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3 kg/An in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 29th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 14,638 data points, 1961–2024
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