Based on a comparison of 171 countries in 2014, China ranked the highest in production of cattle hides with 1,496,921 tonnes followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Seychelles with 0.440 tonnes, Bahamas with 2.20 tonnes and Equatorial Guinea with 8.90 tonnes.
Total production of cattle hides reached 7,995,698 tonnes in 2014 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.57 % less than in the previous year and 6.26 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total production of cattle hides reached an all time high of 8,121,375 tonnes in 2013 and an all time low of 4,081,635 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.28 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 18.7 % of production of cattle hides in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 43.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 64.3 % in 2014.
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