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

Middle Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 13,436 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13,436 An
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
4th
of 8 regions
All-time high
13,436 An
in 2024
All-time low
2,500 An
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Middle Africa stood at 13,436 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Middle Africa peaked at 13,436 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,500 An, in 1977.

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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 6,000 An
1962 6,400 An +6.7%
1963 6,700 An +4.7%
1964 6,000 An -10.4%
1965 5,800 An -3.3%
1966 6,000 An +3.4%
1967 6,000 An +0.0%
1968 6,100 An +1.7%
1969 6,100 An +0.0%
1970 5,500 An -9.8%
1971 5,100 An -7.3%
1972 4,450 An -12.7%
1973 4,250 An -4.5%
1974 3,750 An -11.8%
1975 3,250 An -13.3%
1976 2,770 An -14.8%
1977 2,500 An -9.7%
1978 2,600 An +4.0%
1979 2,610 An +0.4%
1980 2,630 An +0.8%
1981 3,250 An +23.6%
1982 3,250 An +0.0%
1983 3,380 An +4.0%
1984 3,380 An +0.0%
1985 3,390 An +0.3%
1986 3,210 An -5.3%
1987 3,030 An -5.6%
1988 2,750 An -9.2%
1989 2,780 An +1.1%
1990 2,800 An +0.7%
1991 2,950 An +5.4%
1992 3,000 An +1.7%
1993 3,000 An +0.0%
1994 3,100 An +3.3%
1995 3,200 An +3.2%
1996 3,200 An +0.0%
1997 3,250 An +1.6%
1998 3,300 An +1.5%
1999 3,400 An +3.0%
2000 3,450 An +1.5%
2001 4,600 An +33.3%
2002 4,700 An +2.2%
2003 4,800 An +2.1%
2004 3,850 An -19.8%
2005 4,000 An +3.9%
2006 4,160 An +4.0%
2007 5,250 An +26.2%
2008 5,800 An +10.5%
2009 6,100 An +5.2%
2010 6,500 An +6.6%
2011 6,600 An +1.5%
2012 6,686 An +1.3%
2013 6,765 An +1.2%
2014 6,875 An +1.6%
2015 6,702 An -2.5%
2016 11,780 An +75.8%
2017 11,802 An +0.2%
2018 11,176 An -5.3%
2019 11,584 An +3.7%
2020 12,002 An +3.6%
2021 12,353 An +2.9%
2022 12,724 An +3.0%
2023 13,120 An +3.1%
2024 13,436 An +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,122 An 5,800 An 6,700 An 9
1970s 3,678 An 2,500 An 5,500 An 10
1980s 3,105 An 2,630 An 3,390 An 10
1990s 3,120 An 2,800 An 3,400 An 10
2000s 4,671 An 3,450 An 6,100 An 10
2010s 8,647 An 6,500 An 11,802 An 10
2020s 12,727 An 12,002 An 13,436 An 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Kazakhstan 949,748 An compare
  2. 2 China 948,414 An compare
  3. 2 China, mainland 948,414 An compare
  4. 4 Mexico 548,184 An compare
  5. 5 Mongolia 526,414 An compare
  6. 5 Viet Nam 7,980 An compare
  7. 6 Russian Federation 268,652 An compare
  8. 6 Türkiye 5,053 An compare
  9. 7 Brazil 169,737 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Middle Africa?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Middle Africa was 13,436 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13,436 An in 2024.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,500 An in 1977.
How does Middle Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 8 regions with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle 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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