Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Lesotho
In 2024 Lesotho produced 220 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 133rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 56%. The record was 2,665 t in 1988.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 220 t
- World rank
- 133 of 161
- 10-year change
- −56%
- Record
- 2,665 t
- 1988
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Lesotho, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Lesotho compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.09
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- −56%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Kuwait | 237 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Comoros | 223 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Lesotho | 220 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Suriname | 218 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 179 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Lesotho is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 220 | −8.7% |
| 2023 | 241 | +19% |
| 2022 | 202 | −7.8% |
| 2021 | 219 | −37% |
| 2020 | 346 | +18% |
| 2019 | 294 | −17% |
| 2018 | 355 | −15% |
| 2017 | 420 | −14% |
| 2016 | 487 | −8.1% |
| 2015 | 530 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 495 | −7.0% |
| 2013 | 532 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | 561 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 525 | +31% |
| 2010 | 402 | −2.7% |
| 2009 | 413 | −29% |
| 2008 | 578 | −18% |
| 2007 | 701 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 638 | −7.0% |
| 2005 | 686 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 645 | −1.8% |
| 2003 | 657 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 627 | −13% |
| 2001 | 720 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 682 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 672 | +53% |
| 1998 | 439 | −17% |
| 1997 | 530 | +12% |
| 1996 | 473 | −6.7% |
| 1995 | 507 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 502 | −12% |
| 1993 | 570 | −5.6% |
| 1992 | 604 | +31% |
| 1991 | 460 | −77% |
| 1990 | 1,999 | −17% |
| 1989 | 2,408 | −9.6% |
| 1988 | 2,665 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,634 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,634 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2,602 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 2,538 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,538 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2,475 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 2,285 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,285 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,221 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 2,062 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 1,904 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1,840 | −3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,904 | −3.2% |
| 1974 | 1,967 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1,904 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 1,809 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1,777 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,760 | +28% |
| 1969 | 1,380 | +14% |
| 1968 | 1,210 | −7.4% |
| 1967 | 1,306 | +34% |
| 1966 | 973 | −40% |
| 1965 | 1,613 | +19% |
| 1964 | 1,357 | −22% |
| 1963 | 1,750 | −2.8% |
| 1962 | 1,801 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 1,749 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Lesotho?
Lesotho produced 220 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Lesotho rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Lesotho ranked 133rd 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 Lesotho changed?
It fell by 56% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 2,665 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 Lesotho 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.