> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202477,793 t
World rank18 of 161
10-year change+12%
Record82,988 t2022

## Raw hides and skins of cattle in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Uruguay compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.89%0.89% in 2014
kg per person23.0world 1.07
10-year change+12%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 | [United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/united-kingdom/) | 86,509 | 0.99% |
| 17 | [Zimbabwe](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/zimbabwe/) | 86,310 | 0.99% |
| 18 | **Uruguay** | 77,793 | 0.89% |
| 19 | [New Zealand](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/new-zealand/) | 75,668 | 0.86% |
| 20 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/sudan/) | 71,059 | 0.81% |

[Full ranking of 161 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/)

### Map of world production of raw hides and skins of cattle

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/china/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/brazil/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/argentina/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/australia/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/russia/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/pakistan/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/turkey/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/south-africa/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/tanzania/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-hides-and-skins-of-cattle/uzbekistan/)
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## Other products of Uruguay

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[Agricultural production in Uruguay](https://husfarm.com/production/country/uruguay/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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