Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight in New Zealand
New Zealand: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight was 4 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in New Zealand stood at 4 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in New Zealand peaked at 4 kg/An in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3 kg/An, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 41st of 179 countries on this measure, 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 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 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 | 3 kg/An | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 kg/An | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 3 kg/An | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 4 kg/An | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 3 kg/An | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 4 kg/An | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 kg/An | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4 kg/An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 kg/An, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 4 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 kg/An | 3 kg/An | 4 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 kg/An | 4 kg/An | 4 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 41 Albania 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Antigua and Barbuda 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Belize 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Bulgaria 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Chile 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Croatia 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Estonia 4 kg/An compare
- 41 French Guiana 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Ghana 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Hungary 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Iceland 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Ireland 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Kuwait 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Mali 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Mexico 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Pakistan 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Portugal 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Romania 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Saudi Arabia 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Serbia 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Switzerland 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Togo 4 kg/An compare
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 kg/An compare
- 41 Uruguay 4 kg/An compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in New Zealand?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight in New Zealand was 4 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4 kg/An in 1986.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 kg/An in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight?
- New Zealand ranks 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.