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

Eastern Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 31 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
31 An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 26 groups
All-time high
196 An
in 1961
All-time low
31 An
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

50100150200196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa stood at 31 An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa peaked at 196 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31 An, in 2023.

That places Eastern Africa 25th out of 26 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 196 An
1962 183 An -6.6%
1963 193 An +5.5%
1964 189 An -2.1%
1965 142 An -24.9%
1966 69 An -51.4%
1967 118 An +71.0%
1968 115 An -2.5%
1969 116 An +0.9%
1970 98 An -15.5%
1971 178 An +81.6%
1972 166 An -6.7%
1973 89 An -46.4%
1974 78 An -12.4%
1975 70 An -10.3%
1976 58 An -17.1%
1977 49 An -15.5%
1978 69 An +40.8%
1979 75 An +8.7%
1980 73 An -2.7%
1981 68 An -6.8%
1982 55 An -19.1%
1983 92 An +67.3%
1984 90 An -2.2%
1985 71 An -21.1%
1986 99 An +39.4%
1987 80 An -19.2%
1988 79 An -1.2%
1989 78 An -1.3%
1990 119 An +52.6%
1991 98 An -17.6%
1992 92 An -6.1%
1993 78 An -15.2%
1994 144 An +84.6%
1995 177 An +22.9%
1996 83 An -53.1%
1997 85 An +2.4%
1998 90 An +5.9%
1999 94 An +4.4%
2000 98 An +4.3%
2001 97 An -1.0%
2002 97 An +0.0%
2003 93 An -4.1%
2004 97 An +4.3%
2005 97 An +0.0%
2006 97 An +0.0%
2007 35 An -63.9%
2008 42 An +20.0%
2009 35 An -16.7%
2010 35 An +0.0%
2011 36 An +2.9%
2012 36 An +0.0%
2013 35 An -2.8%
2014 34 An -2.9%
2015 34 An +0.0%
2016 34 An +0.0%
2017 34 An +0.0%
2018 32 An -5.9%
2019 32 An +0.0%
2020 32 An +0.0%
2021 32 An +0.0%
2022 32 An +0.0%
2023 31 An -3.1%
2024 31 An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 146.78 An 69 An 196 An 9
1970s 93 An 49 An 178 An 10
1980s 78.5 An 55 An 99 An 10
1990s 106 An 78 An 177 An 10
2000s 78.8 An 35 An 98 An 10
2010s 34.2 An 32 An 36 An 10
2020s 31.6 An 31 An 32 An 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 22 Ukraine 25,200 An compare
  2. 23 Haiti 24,507 An compare
  3. 24 Italy 22,209 An compare
  4. 25 Poland 21,231 An compare
  5. 26 France 20,000 An compare
  6. 27 Guatemala 18,983 An compare
  7. 28 Nicaragua 17,968 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 Eastern Africa?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa was 31 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 196 An in 1961.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 31 An in 2023.
How does Eastern Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 — 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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