Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Iceland
In 2024 Iceland produced 640 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 118th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 39%. The record was 654 t in 2021.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 640 t
- World rank
- 118 of 161
- 10-year change
- +39%
- Record
- 654 t
- 2021
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Iceland, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iceland compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 1.63
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- +39%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Congo | 764 | 0.01% |
| 117 | Jamaica | 741 | 0.01% |
| 118 | Iceland | 640 | 0.01% |
| 119 | Fiji | 616 | 0.01% |
| 120 | Guyana | 508 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Iceland is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 640 | −0.5% |
| 2023 | 643 | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 651 | −0.5% |
| 2021 | 654 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 613 | −3.5% |
| 2019 | 635 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 629 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 608 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 578 | +22% |
| 2015 | 475 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 460 | −14% |
| 2013 | 537 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | 542 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 508 | −1.0% |
| 2010 | 513 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 495 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 475 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 468 | +11% |
| 2006 | 421 | −9.7% |
| 2005 | 466 | −1.9% |
| 2004 | 475 | −0.4% |
| 2003 | 477 | −0.4% |
| 2002 | 479 | −1.2% |
| 2001 | 485 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 477 | −1.0% |
| 1999 | 482 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 453 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 453 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 414 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 403 | −14% |
| 1994 | 466 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 448 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 445 | +13% |
| 1991 | 395 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 386 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 381 | −1.0% |
| 1988 | 385 | −11% |
| 1987 | 435 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 435 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 412 | +19% |
| 1984 | 346 | −23% |
| 1983 | 450 | +56% |
| 1982 | 288 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 288 | +14% |
| 1980 | 252 | −32% |
| 1979 | 373 | +10% |
| 1978 | 339 | +37% |
| 1977 | 248 | −19% |
| 1976 | 307 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 307 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 292 | −1.4% |
| 1973 | 296 | −7.5% |
| 1972 | 320 | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 292 | +10% |
| 1970 | 265 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 263 | +48% |
| 1968 | 178 | −51% |
| 1967 | 362 | −0.5% |
| 1966 | 364 | +22% |
| 1965 | 299 | +45% |
| 1964 | 206 | −12% |
| 1963 | 234 | −13% |
| 1962 | 269 | +51% |
| 1961 | 178 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Iceland?
Iceland produced 640 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iceland rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Iceland ranked 118th 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 Iceland changed?
It rose by 39% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 654 t in 2021.
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 Iceland 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.