Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Kenya
In 2024 Kenya produced 42,133 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 31st largest in the world (0.48% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 41%. The record was 78,922 t in 2015.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 42,133 t
- World rank
- 31 of 161
- 10-year change
- −41%
- Record
- 78,922 t
- 2015
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Kenya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Kenya compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.48%
- 0.92% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.75
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- −41%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | South Korea | 43,672 | 0.50% |
| 30 | Guatemala | 43,139 | 0.49% |
| 31 | Kenya | 42,133 | 0.48% |
| 32 | Ecuador | 42,110 | 0.48% |
| 33 | Morocco | 39,809 | 0.45% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Kenya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,133 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 38,541 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 36,107 | −11% |
| 2021 | 40,598 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 39,563 | −26% |
| 2019 | 53,328 | +64% |
| 2018 | 32,525 | +17% |
| 2017 | 27,874 | −14% |
| 2016 | 32,447 | −59% |
| 2015 | 78,922 | +10% |
| 2014 | 71,696 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 68,850 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 66,517 | −10% |
| 2011 | 74,196 | −0.9% |
| 2010 | 74,844 | −4.3% |
| 2009 | 78,246 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 74,196 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 72,090 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 69,660 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 64,184 | +13% |
| 2004 | 56,732 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 55,517 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 51,621 | +13% |
| 2001 | 45,700 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 41,572 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 45,198 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 43,740 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 42,250 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 40,824 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 38,718 | −1.2% |
| 1994 | 39,188 | −0.2% |
| 1993 | 39,285 | −3.0% |
| 1992 | 40,500 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 40,014 | +15% |
| 1990 | 34,830 | −5.6% |
| 1989 | 36,889 | −4.5% |
| 1988 | 38,613 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 35,559 | +10% |
| 1986 | 32,275 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 31,104 | −3.0% |
| 1984 | 32,076 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 31,882 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 30,116 | +12% |
| 1981 | 26,830 | −14% |
| 1980 | 31,185 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 31,104 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 31,083 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 30,618 | +30% |
| 1976 | 23,474 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 21,433 | −8.8% |
| 1974 | 23,490 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 23,318 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 22,842 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 22,032 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 21,546 | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 19,926 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 19,602 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 17,982 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 17,170 | −5.4% |
| 1965 | 18,144 | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 16,767 | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 15,422 | −11% |
| 1962 | 17,366 | −4.5% |
| 1961 | 18,176 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Kenya?
Kenya produced 42,133 t in 2024, 0.48% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Kenya rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Kenya ranked 31st 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 Kenya changed?
It fell by 41% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 78,922 t in 2015.
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 Kenya 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.