Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China
China: Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 91.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
China recorded 91.34 for horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China peaked at 128.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.66, in 1961.
China ranks 26th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.66 | — |
| 1962 | 24.1 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 23.93 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 25.18 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 26.29 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 27.47 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 27.16 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 26.81 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 26.75 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 27.31 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 29.49 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 29.72 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 30.26 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 30.81 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 31.31 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 31.38 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 31.31 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 30.89 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 29.93 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 29.24 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 28.73 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 27.94 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 28.02 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 28.03 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 29.24 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 30.36 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 32.59 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 32.43 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 33.04 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 33.6 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 35.32 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 38.76 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 34.96 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 68.73 | +96.6% |
| 1995 | 81.25 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 97.95 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 88.33 | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 86.71 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 92.98 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 99.09 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 104.05 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 99.65 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 104.25 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 103.36 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 103 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 100.51 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 98.23 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 91.42 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 93.14 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 94.51 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 101.87 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 100.66 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.18 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 100.8 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 101.27 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.92 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 82.95 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 88.67 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 103.4 | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 119.24 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 96.21 | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 128.22 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 92.95 | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 91.34 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.71 | 23.66 | 27.47 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.24 | 27.31 | 31.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.96 | 27.94 | 33.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.86 | 33.6 | 97.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.67 | 91.42 | 104.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.52 | 82.95 | 103.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.59 | 91.34 | 128.22 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China?
- Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China was 91.34 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 128.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.66 in 1961.
- How does China rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- China ranks 26th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.