Raw hides and skins of buffaloes production in Turkey
In 2024 Turkey produced 1,884 t of raw hides and skins of buffaloes, the 16th largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 175%. The record was 3,008 t in 1963.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,884 t
- World rank
- 16 of 26
- 10-year change
- +175%
- Record
- 3,008 t
- 1963
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes in Turkey, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Turkey compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.13%
- 0.05% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.02
- world 0.18
- 10-year change
- +175%
- world +15%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Thailand | 2,141 | 0.14% |
| 15 | Colombia | 2,033 | 0.14% |
| 16 | Turkey | 1,884 | 0.13% |
| 17 | Cambodia | 1,400 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Iraq | 990 | 0.07% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of buffaloes
Share of the world total; Turkey is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,884 | −10% |
| 2023 | 2,104 | +13% |
| 2022 | 1,858 | +25% |
| 2021 | 1,481 | +29% |
| 2020 | 1,152 | +18% |
| 2019 | 978 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 891 | +11% |
| 2017 | 802 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 748 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 725 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 684 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 626 | +14% |
| 2012 | 551 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 517 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 518 | −5.8% |
| 2009 | 550 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 565 | −4.9% |
| 2007 | 594 | −2.1% |
| 2006 | 607 | −4.1% |
| 2005 | 633 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | 677 | −5.6% |
| 2003 | 717 | −8.4% |
| 2002 | 783 | −12% |
| 2001 | 887 | +60% |
| 2000 | 553 | −22% |
| 1999 | 710 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 651 | −16% |
| 1997 | 771 | +79% |
| 1996 | 430 | −48% |
| 1995 | 833 | −25% |
| 1994 | 1,114 | +14% |
| 1993 | 974 | −11% |
| 1992 | 1,089 | −9.6% |
| 1991 | 1,205 | −23% |
| 1990 | 1,565 | −12% |
| 1989 | 1,775 | −7.6% |
| 1988 | 1,920 | −5.2% |
| 1987 | 2,026 | −6.0% |
| 1986 | 2,155 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 2,014 | −11% |
| 1984 | 2,269 | +48% |
| 1983 | 1,531 | +24% |
| 1982 | 1,237 | −9.8% |
| 1981 | 1,372 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | 1,458 | −9.8% |
| 1979 | 1,616 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1,557 | −17% |
| 1977 | 1,881 | −7.4% |
| 1976 | 2,031 | −11% |
| 1975 | 2,273 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 2,128 | −8.4% |
| 1973 | 2,324 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 2,188 | −16% |
| 1971 | 2,598 | −5.0% |
| 1970 | 2,735 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2,598 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 2,461 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,461 | +12% |
| 1966 | 2,188 | −18% |
| 1965 | 2,666 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 2,598 | −14% |
| 1963 | 3,008 | +22% |
| 1962 | 2,461 | +26% |
| 1961 | 1,955 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of buffaloes in Turkey?
Turkey produced 1,884 t in 2024, 0.13% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Turkey rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of buffaloes?
Turkey ranked 16th of 26 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 67.2% of the world total.
How has the production of raw hides and skins of buffaloes in Turkey changed?
It rose by 175% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +15% for the world. The record was 3,008 t in 1963.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Turkey is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

