Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs production in Benin
In 2024 Benin produced 2,458 t of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs, the 59th largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 337%. The record was 4,579 t in 2021.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,458 t
- World rank
- 59 of 148
- 10-year change
- +337%
- Record
- 4,579 t
- 2021
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs in Benin, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Benin compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.03% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.17
- world 0.27
- 10-year change
- +337%
- world +23%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | South Sudan | 2,569 | 0.12% |
| 58 | Guinea | 2,503 | 0.11% |
| 59 | Benin | 2,458 | 0.11% |
| 60 | Canada | 2,434 | 0.11% |
| 61 | Niger | 2,326 | 0.11% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs
Share of the world total; Benin is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,458 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 2,316 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 2,147 | −53% |
| 2021 | 4,579 | +52% |
| 2020 | 3,020 | +128% |
| 2019 | 1,322 | +140% |
| 2018 | 550 | −6.1% |
| 2017 | 586 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 572 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 562 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 563 | −0.7% |
| 2013 | 567 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 558 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 540 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 536 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 530 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 485 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 475 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 465 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 461 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 441 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 422 | −0.2% |
| 2002 | 423 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 414 | −2.4% |
| 2000 | 424 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 412 | −1.2% |
| 1998 | 417 | −4.4% |
| 1997 | 436 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 425 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 392 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 389 | +17% |
| 1993 | 333 | −14% |
| 1992 | 387 | −20% |
| 1991 | 482 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 469 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 457 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 450 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 450 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 450 | −35% |
| 1985 | 688 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 661 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 637 | +13% |
| 1982 | 563 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 540 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 527 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 505 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 490 | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 452 | −2.2% |
| 1976 | 462 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 448 | +14% |
| 1974 | 392 | +29% |
| 1973 | 305 | +13% |
| 1972 | 271 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 253 | −10% |
| 1970 | 282 | −6.6% |
| 1969 | 302 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 276 | −6.4% |
| 1967 | 295 | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 278 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 264 | +13% |
| 1964 | 233 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 216 | +41% |
| 1962 | 153 | +13% |
| 1961 | 135 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs in Benin?
Benin produced 2,458 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Benin rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs?
Benin ranked 59th of 148 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 27.2% of the world total.
How has the production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs in Benin changed?
It rose by 337% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 4,579 t in 2021.
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 Benin is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
All countries producing raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs
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.