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

Denmark: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 200 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
200 An
Change on year
down 60.0%
World rank
68th
of 83 countries
All-time high
11,055 An
in 1961
All-time low
200 An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 200 An for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Denmark peaked at 11,055 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 200 An, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 68th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,332 An 2,000 An 11,055 An 9
1970s 4,285 An 2,000 An 8,538 An 10
1980s 4,256 An 2,974 An 7,595 An 10
1990s 2,910 An 2,600 An 3,300 An 10
2000s 2,592 An 2,272 An 3,000 An 10
2010s 1,534 An 814 An 2,169 An 10
2020s 480 An 200 An 800 An 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 65 Papua New Guinea 293 An compare
  2. 66 Jamaica 262 An compare
  3. 67 Latvia 211 An compare
  4. 69 Serbia 179 An compare
  5. 70 Guadeloupe 130 An compare
  6. 71 Algeria 105 An compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Denmark?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Denmark was 200 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 11,055 An in 1961.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 200 An in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Denmark ranks 68th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark 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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