Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Eswatini
In 2024 Eswatini produced 2,126 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 104th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 11%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,126 t
- World rank
- 104 of 161
- 10-year change
- +11%
- Record
- 2,126 t
- 2024
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Eswatini, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Eswatini compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.02% in 2014
- kg per person
- 1.71
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- +11%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | North Korea | 2,873 | 0.03% |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 2,481 | 0.03% |
| 104 | Eswatini | 2,126 | 0.02% |
| 105 | Oman | 1,872 | 0.02% |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,823 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Eswatini is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,126 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,985 | +10% |
| 2022 | 1,799 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,767 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,736 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,669 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,577 | −1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,599 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,655 | −9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,833 | −4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,912 | −1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,931 | −4.0% |
| 2012 | 2,012 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,947 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,876 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,823 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,799 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,776 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,776 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,693 | −4.7% |
| 2004 | 1,776 | +16% |
| 2003 | 1,527 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,480 | +56% |
| 2001 | 949 | −54% |
| 2000 | 2,083 | +28% |
| 1999 | 1,633 | −4.2% |
| 1998 | 1,704 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1,610 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,568 | −5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,662 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1,598 | −12% |
| 1993 | 1,810 | +11% |
| 1992 | 1,631 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 1,523 | +19% |
| 1990 | 1,277 | −10% |
| 1989 | 1,420 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1,361 | −28% |
| 1987 | 1,882 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 1,776 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1,693 | +14% |
| 1984 | 1,480 | −22% |
| 1983 | 1,894 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 1,776 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1,693 | −13% |
| 1980 | 1,953 | −2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,012 | +13% |
| 1978 | 1,776 | +15% |
| 1977 | 1,539 | −10% |
| 1976 | 1,716 | +21% |
| 1975 | 1,420 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,420 | −7.4% |
| 1973 | 1,534 | −5.1% |
| 1972 | 1,617 | +15% |
| 1971 | 1,407 | −0.9% |
| 1970 | 1,420 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1,361 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1,349 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,349 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,349 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,326 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,326 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1,299 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1,298 | +13% |
| 1961 | 1,147 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Eswatini?
Eswatini produced 2,126 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Eswatini rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Eswatini ranked 104th 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 Eswatini changed?
It rose by 11% 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 Eswatini 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.