Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Asia
Western Asia: Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 59.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 59.06, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Asia peaked at 2,105 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 59.06, in 2024.
That places Western Asia 21st 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,105 | — |
| 1962 | 2,046 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,846 | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 1,722 | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 1,716 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,668 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1,622 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1,539 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 1,459 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 1,384 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 1,278 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 1,210 | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 1,537 | +27.1% |
| 1974 | 1,051 | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 960.52 | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 906.52 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 881.94 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 857.83 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 779.41 | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 731.79 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 712.64 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 693.72 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 649.42 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 606.89 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 517.84 | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 481.07 | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 457.57 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 455.9 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 412.4 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 393.62 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 384 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 355.86 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 344.95 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 346.26 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 337.9 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 327.96 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 321.04 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 267.86 | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 241.61 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 227.11 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 218.95 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 217.9 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 186.8 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 208.05 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 210.76 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 213.37 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 226.42 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 169.54 | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 165.74 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 148.07 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 143.96 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 128.96 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 84.63 | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 104.31 | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 100.84 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 94.85 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 92.53 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 82.95 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 78.91 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 73.77 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 71.69 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 64.26 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 59.28 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 59.06 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +27.1% | 1,210 | 1,537 |
| 2013 | -34.4% | 128.96 | 84.63 |
| 1974 | -31.6% | 1,537 | 1,051 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,747 | 1,459 | 2,105 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,085 | 779.41 | 1,537 | 10 |
| 1980s | 571.92 | 412.4 | 731.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 332.11 | 241.61 | 393.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 204.46 | 165.74 | 227.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106 | 78.91 | 148.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.61 | 59.06 | 73.77 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Asia?
- Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Asia was 59.06 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,105 in 1961.
- What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.06 in 2024.
- How does Western Asia rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Western Asia ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.