Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America

Central America: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 589,022 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
589,022 An
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
677,710 An
in 2012
All-time low
361,400 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America stood at 589,022 An.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America peaked at 677,710 An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 361,400 An, in 1961.

That places Central America 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 361,400 An
1962 362,400 An +0.3%
1963 364,400 An +0.6%
1964 366,200 An +0.5%
1965 368,200 An +0.5%
1966 370,000 An +0.5%
1967 372,000 An +0.5%
1968 375,800 An +1.0%
1969 378,200 An +0.6%
1970 384,400 An +1.6%
1971 390,200 An +1.5%
1972 396,700 An +1.7%
1973 398,100 An +0.4%
1974 399,300 An +0.3%
1975 401,900 An +0.7%
1976 402,500 An +0.1%
1977 405,600 An +0.8%
1978 419,100 An +3.3%
1979 408,900 An -2.4%
1980 410,900 An +0.5%
1981 497,100 An +21.0%
1982 499,500 An +0.5%
1983 509,600 An +2.0%
1984 519,700 An +2.0%
1985 530,200 An +2.0%
1986 549,900 An +3.7%
1987 569,600 An +3.6%
1988 589,450 An +3.5%
1989 599,550 An +1.7%
1990 614,750 An +2.5%
1991 630,300 An +2.5%
1992 646,500 An +2.6%
1993 650,200 An +0.6%
1994 657,900 An +1.2%
1995 665,600 An +1.2%
1996 669,700 An +0.6%
1997 670,000 An +0.0%
1998 670,100 An +0.0%
1999 666,500 An -0.5%
2000 667,200 An +0.1%
2001 667,300 An +0.0%
2002 667,800 An +0.1%
2003 668,600 An +0.1%
2004 669,100 An +0.1%
2005 670,100 An +0.1%
2006 672,500 An +0.4%
2007 674,500 An +0.3%
2008 674,650 An +0.0%
2009 674,950 An +0.0%
2010 676,200 An +0.2%
2011 676,450 An +0.0%
2012 677,710 An +0.2%
2013 677,450 An -0.0%
2014 655,452 An -3.2%
2015 635,239 An -3.1%
2016 626,624 An -1.4%
2017 639,506 An +2.1%
2018 607,028 An -5.1%
2019 600,868 An -1.0%
2020 600,771 An -0.0%
2021 597,719 An -0.5%
2022 594,634 An -0.5%
2023 591,830 An -0.5%
2024 589,022 An -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 368,733 An 361,400 An 378,200 An 9
1970s 400,670 An 384,400 An 419,100 An 10
1980s 527,550 An 410,900 An 599,550 An 10
1990s 654,155 An 614,750 An 670,100 An 10
2000s 670,670 An 667,200 An 674,950 An 10
2010s 647,253 An 600,868 An 677,710 An 10
2020s 594,795 An 589,022 An 600,771 An 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 4 Mexico 548,184 An compare
  2. 5 Mongolia 526,414 An compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 268,652 An compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 5,053 An compare
  5. 7 Brazil 169,737 An compare
  6. 8 Kyrgyzstan 158,190 An compare
  7. 9 Canada 104,223 An compare
  8. 10 Argentina 98,036 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America was 589,022 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 677,710 An in 2012.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 361,400 An in 1961.
How does Central America rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Central America ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
117 places, 6,481 data points, 1961–2024
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