Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 24,355 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 45th largest in the world (0.28% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 8.0%. The record was 45,000 t in 1988.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 24,355 t
- World rank
- 45 of 161
- 10-year change
- −8.0%
- Record
- 45,000 t
- 1988
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.28%
- 0.34% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.20
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- −8.0%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Peru | 28,967 | 0.33% |
| 44 | South Sudan | 25,675 | 0.29% |
| 45 | Japan | 24,355 | 0.28% |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 23,977 | 0.27% |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 22,328 | 0.25% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Japan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,355 | −7.9% |
| 2023 | 26,447 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 25,903 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 25,184 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25,175 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 24,830 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | 25,063 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 24,734 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24,484 | −3.5% |
| 2015 | 25,363 | −4.2% |
| 2014 | 26,476 | −1.2% |
| 2013 | 26,785 | −2.1% |
| 2012 | 27,347 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 26,383 | −2.8% |
| 2010 | 27,152 | −0.4% |
| 2009 | 27,261 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 27,412 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 26,569 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 26,205 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 26,336 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | 27,081 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 26,153 | −7.6% |
| 2002 | 28,293 | +17% |
| 2001 | 24,181 | −14% |
| 2000 | 27,969 | −1.8% |
| 1999 | 28,493 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 27,911 | −0.2% |
| 1997 | 27,959 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | 29,238 | −7.7% |
| 1995 | 31,684 | −0.2% |
| 1994 | 31,760 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 31,338 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 31,197 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 30,327 | −29% |
| 1990 | 43,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 43,000 | −4.4% |
| 1988 | 45,000 | +51% |
| 1987 | 29,785 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 29,455 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 29,277 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 28,265 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 26,097 | −7.3% |
| 1982 | 28,163 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 27,865 | +12% |
| 1980 | 24,925 | −0.1% |
| 1979 | 24,940 | −2.6% |
| 1978 | 25,609 | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 23,699 | +16% |
| 1976 | 20,500 | −15% |
| 1975 | 24,086 | +16% |
| 1974 | 20,717 | +15% |
| 1973 | 18,000 | −30% |
| 1972 | 25,800 | −3.0% |
| 1971 | 26,600 | −4.3% |
| 1970 | 27,784 | +17% |
| 1969 | 23,760 | +35% |
| 1968 | 17,644 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 16,797 | −7.6% |
| 1966 | 18,174 | −29% |
| 1965 | 25,594 | −8.4% |
| 1964 | 27,947 | +24% |
| 1963 | 22,535 | +28% |
| 1962 | 17,673 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 17,474 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Japan?
Japan produced 24,355 t in 2024, 0.28% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Japan ranked 45th 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 Japan changed?
It fell by 8.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 45,000 t in 1988.
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 Japan 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.