Raw hides and skins of cattle production in North Korea
In 2024 North Korea produced 2,873 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 102nd largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 5.2%. The record was 5,929 t in 1988.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,873 t
- World rank
- 102 of 161
- 10-year change
- −5.2%
- Record
- 5,929 t
- 1988
Raw hides and skins of cattle in North Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
North Korea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.04% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.11
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- −5.2%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 3,093 | 0.04% |
| 101 | Mozambique | 2,886 | 0.03% |
| 102 | North Korea | 2,873 | 0.03% |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 2,481 | 0.03% |
| 104 | Eswatini | 2,126 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; North Korea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,873 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,880 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,871 | −1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,921 | −0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,938 | −0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,946 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,944 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,935 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,939 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,979 | −1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,031 | −2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,102 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,102 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,077 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,077 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,071 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,071 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,071 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,049 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,028 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3,007 | −2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,071 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3,049 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,028 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 2,827 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,816 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2,753 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2,647 | −14% |
| 1996 | 3,071 | −48% |
| 1995 | 5,929 | +33% |
| 1994 | 4,447 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4,384 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4,278 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 4,235 | −13% |
| 1990 | 4,871 | −9.1% |
| 1989 | 5,358 | −9.6% |
| 1988 | 5,929 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 5,824 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 5,506 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 5,294 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 5,019 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4,871 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 4,553 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,447 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 4,341 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 4,172 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 4,024 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 3,875 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 3,706 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 3,600 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 3,452 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 3,304 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 3,240 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 3,176 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 3,092 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 3,049 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 2,965 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 2,922 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,901 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2,880 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 2,876 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2,846 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2,816 | −1.1% |
| 1961 | 2,846 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in North Korea?
North Korea produced 2,873 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does North Korea rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
North Korea ranked 102nd 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 North Korea changed?
It fell by 5.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 5,929 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 North Korea 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.