Raw hides and skins of cattle production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 43,672 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 29th largest in the world (0.50% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 10%. The record was 44,347 t in 1998.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 43,672 t
- World rank
- 29 of 161
- 10-year change
- +10%
- Record
- 44,347 t
- 1998
Raw hides and skins of cattle in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
South Korea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.50%
- 0.51% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.84
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- +10%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Venezuela | 46,429 | 0.53% |
| 28 | Belarus | 44,100 | 0.50% |
| 29 | South Korea | 43,672 | 0.50% |
| 30 | Guatemala | 43,139 | 0.49% |
| 31 | Kenya | 42,133 | 0.48% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; South Korea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43,672 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 40,721 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 38,951 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 35,882 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 34,348 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 33,757 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 32,931 | −0.7% |
| 2017 | 33,167 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 32,695 | −14% |
| 2015 | 38,125 | −3.6% |
| 2014 | 39,541 | −2.6% |
| 2013 | 40,603 | +10% |
| 2012 | 36,826 | +11% |
| 2011 | 33,049 | +13% |
| 2010 | 29,154 | −13% |
| 2009 | 33,403 | +15% |
| 2008 | 29,036 | +12% |
| 2007 | 25,849 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 23,607 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 23,016 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 21,954 | −1.1% |
| 2003 | 22,190 | −11% |
| 2002 | 24,882 | −9.4% |
| 2001 | 27,452 | −24% |
| 2000 | 36,102 | −11% |
| 1999 | 40,418 | −8.9% |
| 1998 | 44,347 | +11% |
| 1997 | 39,895 | +36% |
| 1996 | 29,272 | +12% |
| 1995 | 26,085 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 25,259 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 24,079 | +17% |
| 1992 | 20,538 | +32% |
| 1991 | 15,604 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 15,084 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 14,757 | −29% |
| 1988 | 20,886 | −15% |
| 1987 | 24,522 | −0.1% |
| 1986 | 24,551 | +25% |
| 1985 | 19,582 | +35% |
| 1984 | 14,526 | +30% |
| 1983 | 11,146 | −1.9% |
| 1982 | 11,362 | −2.7% |
| 1981 | 11,673 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 10,989 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 10,445 | +19% |
| 1978 | 8,768 | +16% |
| 1977 | 7,550 | −14% |
| 1976 | 8,778 | −12% |
| 1975 | 9,993 | +55% |
| 1974 | 6,459 | +15% |
| 1973 | 5,608 | +18% |
| 1972 | 4,760 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 4,660 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 4,407 | +13% |
| 1969 | 3,911 | −7.5% |
| 1968 | 4,227 | +12% |
| 1967 | 3,772 | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 3,475 | −25% |
| 1965 | 4,664 | −15% |
| 1964 | 5,472 | +50% |
| 1963 | 3,659 | +28% |
| 1962 | 2,865 | +16% |
| 1961 | 2,479 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in South Korea?
South Korea produced 43,672 t in 2024, 0.50% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does South Korea rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
South Korea ranked 29th 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 South Korea changed?
It rose by 10% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 44,347 t in 1998.
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 South 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.