Raw hides and skins of cattle production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 77,793 t of raw hides and skins of cattle, the 18th largest in the world (0.89% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 12%. The record was 82,988 t in 2022.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 77,793 t
- World rank
- 18 of 161
- 10-year change
- +12%
- Record
- 82,988 t
- 2022
Raw hides and skins of cattle in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.89%
- 0.89% in 2014
- kg per person
- 23.0
- world 1.07
- 10-year change
- +12%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | United Kingdom | 86,509 | 0.99% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 86,310 | 0.99% |
| 18 | Uruguay | 77,793 | 0.89% |
| 19 | New Zealand | 75,668 | 0.86% |
| 20 | Sudan | 71,059 | 0.81% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle
Share of the world total; Uruguay is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77,793 | −3.5% |
| 2023 | 80,635 | −2.8% |
| 2022 | 82,988 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 77,070 | +12% |
| 2020 | 68,675 | −12% |
| 2019 | 78,120 | −1.6% |
| 2018 | 79,387 | −0.7% |
| 2017 | 79,978 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 76,041 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 72,257 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 69,663 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 66,190 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | 68,675 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 65,398 | −7.3% |
| 2010 | 70,538 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 66,125 | −6.8% |
| 2008 | 70,925 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70,401 | −13% |
| 2006 | 80,769 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 79,423 | +19% |
| 2004 | 66,836 | +17% |
| 2003 | 57,105 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 55,440 | +30% |
| 2001 | 42,673 | −30% |
| 2000 | 60,997 | −1.0% |
| 1999 | 61,613 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 60,563 | −1.0% |
| 1997 | 61,170 | +12% |
| 1996 | 54,783 | +21% |
| 1995 | 45,444 | −6.6% |
| 1994 | 48,650 | +17% |
| 1993 | 41,685 | −5.8% |
| 1992 | 44,237 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 43,137 | −4.2% |
| 1990 | 45,036 | −8.1% |
| 1989 | 48,999 | +11% |
| 1988 | 44,246 | +18% |
| 1987 | 37,490 | −14% |
| 1986 | 43,548 | −2.7% |
| 1985 | 44,750 | +10% |
| 1984 | 40,548 | −30% |
| 1983 | 58,188 | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 53,490 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 52,096 | +15% |
| 1980 | 45,231 | +24% |
| 1979 | 36,390 | −14% |
| 1978 | 42,210 | −8.3% |
| 1977 | 46,011 | −15% |
| 1976 | 54,280 | +17% |
| 1975 | 46,439 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 44,450 | +11% |
| 1973 | 39,927 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 38,635 | −0.6% |
| 1971 | 38,850 | −24% |
| 1970 | 50,992 | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 46,483 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 45,577 | +34% |
| 1967 | 33,973 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 33,290 | −19% |
| 1965 | 40,977 | −20% |
| 1964 | 51,154 | +31% |
| 1963 | 39,065 | +8.2% |
| 1962 | 36,090 | −0.9% |
| 1961 | 36,413 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of cattle in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 77,793 t in 2024, 0.89% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of cattle?
Uruguay ranked 18th 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 Uruguay changed?
It rose by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 82,988 t in 2022.
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 Uruguay 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.