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Raw sheep and lamb skins market in Madagascar

Release date: Mar 29, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

From 2018 to 2020, production of raw sheep and lamb skins in Madagascar gradually rose from 214.5 tons to 222.9 tons. This increase occurred alongside a meat shortage that drove up beef prices in 2018, potentially encouraging farmers to focus on small ruminants. The suspension of meat exports starting in 2019 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges, but efforts by Sino-Malagasy Animal Husbandry (SMAH) to improve small ruminant breeding helped sustain output.

Between 2021 and 2022, production jumped to 246.8 tons, fueled by direct investments in livestock infrastructure. In 2021, SMAH inaugurated an internationally compliant slaughterhouse, enhancing processing capacity, while pilot projects to upgrade small ruminant breeds, supported by the International Finance Corporation, raised herd productivity. The imminent resumption of small ruminant meat exports in 2022, backed by World Bank funding and the construction of standardized slaughterhouses, provided further incentive to expand herds and thus skin production.

Production stabilized at 244.4 tons in 2023. That year, the government introduced a controversial plan to restart beef exports, which included mandatory traceability systems for meat. Simultaneously, the livestock diversification program led by Bonne Viande de Madagascar (Bovima) with World Bank support continued to operate, helping maintain production levels.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators and Trends
1. 4.1. Key Market Indicators
  1. 4.1.1. In kind
    1. 4.1.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
    2. 4.1.1.2. Imports, 2018-2024
    3. 4.1.1.3. Exports, 2018-2024
    4. 4.1.1.4. Market size, 2018-2023
2. 4.2. Market Trends and Factors
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in Madagascar
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Madagascar in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in Madagascar in value, 2018-2023, $ US
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, t
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Imports
1. 6.1. Imports (Direct Data)
  1. 6.1.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.1.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, kg
    3. 6.1.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.1.3. Imports in value, $ US
    1. 6.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US
    3. 6.1.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.1.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/kg
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
2. 6.2. Imports (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.2.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, kg
    3. 6.2.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.2.3. Imports in value, $ US
    1. 6.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US
    3. 6.2.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.2.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/kg
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
7. Trade balance
1. 7.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 7.1.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.1.2. In value, $ US
2. 7.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 7.2.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.2.2. In value, $ US
8. Top buying and selling countries, 2018-2024
1. 8.1. Direct Data
  1. 8.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 8.2. Mirror Data
  1. 8.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production raw sheep and lamb skins in Madagascar

In kind, 2017-2020, t

Top producers of raw sheep and lamb skins, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of raw sheep and lamb skins, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Madagascar's production of raw sheep and lamb skins has grown for the third year in a row. In 2019, the country produced 222.9 tonnes, and this increased by 2.1% to reach the same amount in 2020. Looking at the entire period from 2017 to 2020, production rose by 5.8%, which translates to an average annual growth rate of 1.9%.

Annual dynamics of production in Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020, t

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	1.8%	1.8%	2.1%	1.9%

Source: SHEV.io

Exports raw sheep and lamb skins from Madagascar

Exports in kind, kg

Annual dynamics of product's exports from Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020, kg

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, China was consistently the primary and nearly exclusive destination for Madagascar's exports of raw sheep and lamb skins in physical terms, holding a 100.0% share of the total.

Structure of product's exports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's exports from Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Exports in value, $ US

Annual dynamics of product's exports from Madagascar in value, 2017-2020, $ US

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

During the 2017–2020 period, the value of raw sheep and lamb skins exported from Madagascar was almost entirely linked to China, which accounted for 100.0% of the total export value.

Structure of product's exports in value by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's exports from Madagascar in value, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Imports raw sheep and lamb skins to Madagascar

Imports in kind, kg

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020, kg

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

Between 2017 and 2020, imports of raw sheep and lamb skins into Madagascar in physical terms showed a heavy reliance on France, which took up 100.0% of all imports.

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Imports in value, $ US

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2017-2020, $ US

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, Madagascar's imports of raw sheep and lamb skins in value terms were highly focused on France, representing 100.0% of the total import value.

Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io