In total, around 24,000 million square meters of leather are produced annually around the world, which are used to make different articles.

• 3.5 billion pairs of shoes

• 16 million car interiors

• 2.8 million sofas

• 40 million clothing articles

• 450 million leather goods.

Without leather, all of these valuable items would have to be made from other materials, such as petrochemical-based polyurethane-coated fabrics or other synthetic materials. These materials have a shorter useful life and therefore require replacement more frequently.

Source: Leather Naturally