Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 949,748 An in Kazakhstan, Republic of; the lowest is 0 An in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,000 An, and the mean is 66,893 An.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 1,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 100.0%).
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 949,748 An | 2024 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 2 | China, People's Republic of | 948,414 An | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 948,414 An | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 548,184 An | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 526,414 An | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 268,652 An | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 169,737 An | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyz Republic | 158,190 An | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 104,223 An | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 98,036 An | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 85,753 An | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 85,753 An | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Senegal | 56,710 An | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 44,590 An | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37,496 An | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 37,221 An | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 37,000 An | 1990 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 18 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 34,519 An | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 31,299 An | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 28,015 An | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 26,753 An | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 25,200 An | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 24,507 An | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 22,209 An | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 21,231 An | 2019 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 26 | France | 20,000 An | 2017 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 18,983 An | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 17,968 An | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 16,000 An | 1990 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 16,000 An | 1999 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 15,234 An | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 13,896 An | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 12,746 An | 2017 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 11,985 An | 2024 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Japan | 9,716 An | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 8,259 An | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 7,800 An | 2024 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 38 | Tunisia | 6,919 An | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 6,820 An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 6,582 An | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 6,026 An | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,000 An | 2005 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 3,978 An | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 3,568 An | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Germany | 3,350 An | 2022 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 3,174 An | 2024 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Yugoslav SFR | 1,853 An | 1991 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 1,717 An | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,662 An | 2017 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 1,560 An | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus, Republic of | 1,519 An | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Belgium | 1,518 An | 2024 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 53 | Cameroon | 1,450 An | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 54 | Sweden | 1,230 An | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 1,190 An | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 1,107 An | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 57 | Slovenia | 788 An | 2024 | down 49.0% | flat |
| 58 | Czechoslovakia | 750 An | 1992 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 660 An | 2019 | up 1,366.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 632 An | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 545 An | 2018 | up 541.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 338 An | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 63 | Austria | 310 An | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Malta | 306 An | 2017 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 293 An | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 262 An | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 211 An | 2019 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 200 An | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia, Republic of | 179 An | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 70 | Guadeloupe | 130 An | 2006 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 105 An | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovak Republic | 71 An | 2017 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 68 An | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Réunion | 62 An | 2006 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 59 An | 2024 | down 66.3% | rising |
| 76 | Norway | 33 An | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar, Republic of | 31 An | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 78 | Czechia | 24 An | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 4 An | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 0 An | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 An | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0 An | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | 0 An | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.45 million An
- Asia 2.66 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.74 million An
- Eastern Asia 1.48 million An
- Central Asia 1.14 million An
- Americas 1.11 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 689,156 An
- Europe 454,828 An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 348,165 An
- South America 391,571 An
- European Union (27) 111,210 An
- Eastern Europe 317,032 An
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.