Table IX: Leather Manufactures: Changes in Utilization of Leather in Footwear and other Leather Products

		Apparent availability of Light Leather from Bovine animals	Apparent availability of Light Leather from Sheep and Goats	Theoretical requirements for Leather shoes output 1/	Share of available light leather from bovine required for output of leather shoes	Share of total availability of light leather required for output of leather shoes
		(..............Million square feet..............)			(..............Percent..............)
WORLD
	1984-1986	8874.1	3377.3	5749.5	64.8	46.9
	1999-2001	11599.6	4756.9	6515.9	56.2	39.8
Developing Countries 1/
	1984-1986	3360.7	1256.8	2230.7	66.4	48.3
	1999-2001	8159.4	3207.5	4906.1	60.1	43.2
Developed Countries
	1984-1986	5513.5	2120.5	3519.0	63.8	46.1
	1999-2001	3440.1	1549.5	1609.8	46.8	32.3

1/ An average requirement of 1.5 sq.ft. has been assumed

Notes to Table IX

Although figures in this table are rather broad estimates, they nevertheless shed some light on recent developments in the use of leather for various end-products. Worldwide, the share of light bovine leather going into shoe uppers, still the chief end-use, seems to have levelled-off at around 56 percent in the period under review. The proportion of bovine leather utilized for footwear in developing countries rose as their industries expanded. In the developed countries, the share of light bovine leather going into leather shoes fell, reflecting the growth in other uses for leather, mainly clothing and upholstery. If sheep and goat leathers are also taken into account, less than half the world's total leather production is utilized in footwear.