Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 65.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand is 65.12, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 147.14 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 35.04, in 1976.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117.71 | — |
| 1962 | 113.9 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 95 | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 89.25 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 73.37 | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 82.73 | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 65.22 | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 50.59 | -22.4% |
| 1969 | 55.91 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 43.15 | -22.8% |
| 1971 | 42.15 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 41.22 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 41.01 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 40.79 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 38.65 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 35.04 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 35.93 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 37.51 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 40.16 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 49.98 | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 119.4 | +138.9% |
| 1982 | 109.87 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 125.39 | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 123.48 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 122.09 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 147.14 | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 143.91 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 112.13 | -22.1% |
| 1989 | 91.39 | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 102.69 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 107.96 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 108.26 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 114 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 112.54 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 111.88 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 105.94 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 103.94 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 99.67 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 98.98 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 95.07 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 94.16 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 93.39 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 91.02 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 89.49 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 88.8 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 102.3 | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 103.6 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 101.51 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 101.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.18 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 99.18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.73 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.27 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 101.24 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 100.43 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.33 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 93.15 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 91.94 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 89.62 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 81.52 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 75.37 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 69.74 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 65.12 | -6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +138.9% | 49.98 | 119.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.63 | 50.59 | 117.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.56 | 35.04 | 43.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.48 | 49.98 | 147.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.59 | 98.98 | 114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.12 | 88.8 | 103.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.69 | 91.94 | 101.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.27 | 65.12 | 89.62 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand?
- Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Australia and New Zealand was 65.12 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 147.14 in 1986.
- What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.04 in 1976.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.