Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs production in Rwanda
In 2024 Rwanda produced 558 t of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs, the 83rd largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 60%. The record was 1,530 t in 2015.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 558 t
- World rank
- 83 of 148
- 10-year change
- −60%
- Record
- 1,530 t
- 2015
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs in Rwanda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Rwanda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.08% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 0.27
- 10-year change
- −60%
- world +23%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Angola | 630 | 0.03% |
| 82 | Ecuador | 578 | 0.03% |
| 83 | Rwanda | 558 | 0.03% |
| 84 | Venezuela | 506 | 0.02% |
| 85 | Haiti | 442 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs
Share of the world total; Rwanda is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 558 | −4.1% |
| 2023 | 582 | −9.3% |
| 2022 | 642 | −15% |
| 2021 | 758 | −7.6% |
| 2020 | 820 | −20% |
| 2019 | 1,027 | −15% |
| 2018 | 1,206 | −10.0% |
| 2017 | 1,340 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,307 | −15% |
| 2015 | 1,530 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,391 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,339 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1,288 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,227 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,169 | +225% |
| 2009 | 360 | +10% |
| 2008 | 327 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 327 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 327 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 318 | −1.9% |
| 2004 | 324 | +26% |
| 2003 | 257 | +24% |
| 2002 | 208 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 194 | +13% |
| 2000 | 172 | −7.5% |
| 1999 | 186 | +43% |
| 1998 | 130 | −22% |
| 1997 | 166 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 158 | +14% |
| 1995 | 138 | −46% |
| 1994 | 255 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 235 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 235 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 233 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 230 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 227 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 210 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 208 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 199 | −4.3% |
| 1985 | 208 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 199 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 195 | −1.5% |
| 1982 | 198 | −0.5% |
| 1981 | 199 | −4.3% |
| 1980 | 208 | +14% |
| 1979 | 183 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 180 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 177 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 176 | −2.2% |
| 1975 | 180 | +25% |
| 1974 | 144 | −17% |
| 1973 | 174 | +23% |
| 1972 | 141 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 130 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 130 | +30% |
| 1969 | 100 | −20% |
| 1968 | 125 | +40% |
| 1967 | 89 | −8.2% |
| 1966 | 97 | −22% |
| 1965 | 125 | +29% |
| 1964 | 97 | −34% |
| 1963 | 147 | −20% |
| 1962 | 183 | −1.6% |
| 1961 | 186 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs in Rwanda?
Rwanda produced 558 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Rwanda rank in the world for production of raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs?
Rwanda ranked 83rd 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 Rwanda changed?
It fell by 60% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 1,530 t in 2015.
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 Rwanda 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.

