Based on a comparison of 141 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in production of cattle hides with 1,595,556 tonnes followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Seychelles with 1.97 tonnes, Bahamas with 2.26 tonnes and Singapore with 5.86 tonnes.
Total production of cattle hides reached 8,698,960 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.75 % more than in the previous year and 12.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total production of cattle hides reached an all time high of 8,698,960 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 3,568,618 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.47 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 18.3 % of production of cattle hides in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 43.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 70.7 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Production of Cattle Hides indicator page.
| Production of Cattle Hides | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Argentina | tonnes | 427,540 | 459,963 | 495,794 | 507,083 | 512,349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | tonnes | 268,655 | 239,959 | 267,791 | 282,090 | 246,516 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 928,400 | 955,000 | 990,000 | 1,020,000 | 997,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | tonnes | 93,407 | 101,054 | 106,339 | 109,954 | 108,876 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 1,233,820 | 1,269,240 | 1,288,120 | 1,482,844 | 1,494,333 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 808,980 | 820,620 | 822,560 | 828,380 | 729,440 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | 233,099 | 239,078 | 245,772 | 251,577 | 258,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | tonnes | 134,908 | 139,949 | 145,255 | 150,694 | 156,398 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | 189,537 | 187,211 | 191,848 | 193,879 | 194,903 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | tonnes | 136,706 | 127,220 | 125,858 | 130,074 | 130,643 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 62,264 | 75,885 | 90,710 | 97,461 | 93,603 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 107,092 | 122,510 | 143,498 | 148,979 | 150,242 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 1,049,782 | 1,089,581 | 1,118,080 | 1,129,828 | 1,130,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | tonnes | 84,722 | 83,796 | 85,370 | 84,630 | 86,296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | tonnes | 91,113 | 86,430 | 109,816 | 98,215 | 99,835 |
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