Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 52.47 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 52.47, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Eastern Africa peaked at 2,699 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52.47, in 2024.
That places Eastern Africa 24th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,699 | — |
| 1962 | 2,479 | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 2,524 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2,411 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 1,673 | -30.6% |
| 1966 | 775.64 | -53.6% |
| 1967 | 1,259 | +62.3% |
| 1968 | 1,152 | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 1,154 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 941.04 | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 762.97 | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 702.95 | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 654.68 | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 557.1 | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 580.8 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 397.42 | -31.6% |
| 1977 | 339.09 | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 495.79 | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 488.15 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 495.26 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 428.47 | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 385.24 | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 649.55 | +68.6% |
| 1984 | 657.07 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 380.86 | -42.0% |
| 1986 | 431.65 | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 426.17 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 333.92 | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 367.66 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 364.93 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 373.88 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 353.37 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 310 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 280.52 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 384.92 | +37.2% |
| 1996 | 459.23 | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 450.48 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 474.76 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 479.04 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 488.46 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 470.67 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 481.98 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 421.01 | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 419.97 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 438.29 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 133.1 | -69.6% |
| 2007 | 129.32 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 114.87 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 111.63 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 111.87 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 118.68 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 115.48 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 109.22 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 102.87 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 99.6 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 97.53 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.69 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 88.64 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 85.62 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 82.96 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 79.78 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 76.53 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 73.55 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 52.47 | -28.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +68.6% | 385.24 | 649.55 |
| 2006 | -69.6% | 438.29 | 133.1 |
| 1967 | +62.3% | 775.64 | 1,259 |
| 1966 | -53.6% | 1,673 | 775.64 |
| 1978 | +46.2% | 339.09 | 495.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,792 | 775.64 | 2,699 | 9 |
| 1970s | 592 | 339.09 | 941.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 455.59 | 333.92 | 657.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 393.11 | 280.52 | 479.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.93 | 111.63 | 488.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.42 | 85.62 | 118.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.06 | 52.47 | 82.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Eastern Africa?
- Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Eastern Africa was 52.47 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,699 in 1961.
- What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.47 in 2024.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.