Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Nigeria
In 2024 Nigeria produced 38,175 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 34th largest in the world (0.44% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 17%. The record was 52,706 t in 1985.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 38,175 t
- World rank
- 34 of 161
- 10-year change
- −17%
- Record
- 52,706 t
- 1985
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Nigeria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Nigeria compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.44%
- 0.59% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.16
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- −17%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Ecuador | 42,110 | 0.48% |
| 33 | Morocco | 39,809 | 0.45% |
| 34 | Nigeria | 38,175 | 0.44% |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 36,316 | 0.41% |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 34,263 | 0.39% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Nigeria is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38,175 | −0.7% |
| 2023 | 38,459 | −0.8% |
| 2022 | 38,761 | −0.9% |
| 2021 | 39,122 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | 39,184 | −0.2% |
| 2019 | 39,267 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 38,334 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 36,226 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 35,913 | −22% |
| 2015 | 46,284 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 45,885 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45,489 | +31% |
| 2012 | 34,711 | −18% |
| 2011 | 42,144 | +14% |
| 2010 | 36,961 | −7.1% |
| 2009 | 39,765 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 39,524 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39,492 | +26% |
| 2006 | 31,241 | −15% |
| 2005 | 36,798 | −5.5% |
| 2004 | 38,941 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 37,065 | −14% |
| 2002 | 43,037 | +13% |
| 2001 | 38,053 | +13% |
| 2000 | 33,594 | −6.4% |
| 1999 | 35,882 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35,761 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 35,400 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 33,714 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 32,132 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 31,826 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 29,425 | +16% |
| 1992 | 25,286 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 24,684 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24,596 | −6.1% |
| 1989 | 26,192 | −7.8% |
| 1988 | 28,422 | −12% |
| 1987 | 32,117 | −5.9% |
| 1986 | 34,133 | −35% |
| 1985 | 52,706 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 51,284 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 49,584 | +13% |
| 1982 | 43,856 | +11% |
| 1981 | 39,629 | −11% |
| 1980 | 44,577 | +35% |
| 1979 | 33,110 | +12% |
| 1978 | 29,490 | +12% |
| 1977 | 26,272 | −12% |
| 1976 | 29,944 | +37% |
| 1975 | 21,936 | −19% |
| 1974 | 26,961 | −1.1% |
| 1973 | 27,270 | +38% |
| 1972 | 19,720 | −13% |
| 1971 | 22,677 | −4.0% |
| 1970 | 23,613 | −1.3% |
| 1969 | 23,912 | +22% |
| 1968 | 19,547 | −4.8% |
| 1967 | 20,536 | −2.1% |
| 1966 | 20,977 | −5.1% |
| 1965 | 22,094 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 20,818 | +14% |
| 1963 | 18,292 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 17,609 | −6.4% |
| 1961 | 18,820 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Nigeria?
Nigeria produced 38,175 t in 2024, 0.44% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Nigeria rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Nigeria ranked 34th 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 Nigeria changed?
It fell by 17% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 52,706 t in 1985.
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 Nigeria 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.