Raw hides and skins of cattle production in DR Congo
In 2024 DR Congo produced 4,561 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 91st largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 84%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 4,561 t
- World rank
- 91 of 161
- 10-year change
- +84%
- Record
- 4,561 t
- 2024
Raw hides and skins of cattle in DR Congo, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
DR Congo compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.03% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- +84%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Tunisia | 4,581 | 0.05% |
| 90 | Mauritania | 4,566 | 0.05% |
| 91 | DR Congo | 4,561 | 0.05% |
| 92 | Lebanon | 4,076 | 0.05% |
| 93 | Namibia | 4,021 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; DR Congo is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,561 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 4,184 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 3,831 | +11% |
| 2021 | 3,463 | +11% |
| 2020 | 3,123 | +11% |
| 2019 | 2,816 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,809 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,798 | −2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,862 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2,709 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,473 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,471 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2,327 | +16% |
| 2011 | 2,011 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,001 | −0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,020 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,024 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,027 | −0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,030 | −0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,034 | −0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,037 | −0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,044 | −0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,048 | −4.1% |
| 2001 | 2,135 | −3.6% |
| 2000 | 2,214 | −3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,296 | −3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,371 | −7.5% |
| 1997 | 2,562 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,464 | −4.8% |
| 1995 | 2,587 | −15% |
| 1994 | 3,035 | −8.6% |
| 1993 | 3,320 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3,219 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3,168 | −11% |
| 1990 | 3,570 | −18% |
| 1989 | 4,336 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4,192 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4,048 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 3,903 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 3,759 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3,613 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3,541 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3,483 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3,408 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3,329 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3,313 | −2.4% |
| 1978 | 3,395 | −1.4% |
| 1977 | 3,444 | −0.9% |
| 1976 | 3,477 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3,428 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3,378 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3,296 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3,214 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 3,100 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 3,018 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2,952 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 2,755 | −0.6% |
| 1967 | 2,772 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 2,690 | +14% |
| 1965 | 2,362 | −39% |
| 1964 | 3,903 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 3,788 | −2.5% |
| 1962 | 3,887 | −2.5% |
| 1961 | 3,985 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in DR Congo?
DR Congo produced 4,561 t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does DR Congo rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
DR Congo ranked 91st of 161 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 17.8% of the world total.
How has the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in DR Congo changed?
It rose by 84% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
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 DR Congo 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.