Leather Statistics and Sources of Information

The following statistics give a broad picture of world leather production and the share of end uses of leather.

The main leather producing countries in the world - accounting for over 70% of finished leather produced are:

LEATHER PRODUCTION
Top 30 Countries
( Million square feet )

Country
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
 
China
2964.4
3285.3
3900
4141.8
4493.2
Italy
2149.4
1981.6
1820
2060.4
2065.7
India
1369.3
1379.6
1392
1428.3
1423.7
Korea
1268.8
869.2
1000
1086.4
973
USA
735.5
847
930.7
861
831.8
Former USSR
932
926
896
731.1
782.5
Brazil
672.3
705.2
725
784.6
756
Mexico
632.9
673.6
668.2
619.9
568.3
Spain
558.6
534.8
500
542.2
541.2
Argentina
403.1
430.6
461.6
485.2
487.2
Turkey
550.3
509.6
556.8
410
419.2
Pakistan
343.2
343.3
370
311.8
314.4


Leather use by end product 2003  
Million square feet
   
Footwear  
10835
Garments  
2205
Automotive  
1220
Furniture  
2420
Gloves  
850
Other leather products  
1820
Total  
19350
   
% of total
     
Footwear  
56
Garments  
11.4
Automotive  
6.3
Furniture  
12.5
Gloves  
4.4
Other leather products  
9.4
Total  
100.0

Source: Industry estimates

Source: Industry estimates



Source: FOA


The best comprehensive source of information on production and trade in the leather sector is the "World statistical compendium for hides, skins, leather and leather footwear," produced every two years by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) - enquiries to:

Chief, Raw Materials
Tropical and Horticultural Products Service,
Commodities and Trade Division (ESC)
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Italy

Fax: + (3906) 5705 4495
E-mail: ESC-Registry@fao.org

A summary of the statistics on production of hides skins and leather is given on the following pages.

For information on production and trade on a country basis, the best sources of information are the national leather trade associations.


 

 
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