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

Northern Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 20,920 An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20,920 An
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
22nd
of 26 groups
All-time high
78,074 An
in 1973
All-time low
19,772 An
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Africa stood at 20,920 An.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Africa peaked at 78,074 An in 1973 and was at its lowest, 19,772 An, in 2009.

Northern Africa ranks 22nd of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 34,500 An
1962 38,000 An +10.1%
1963 32,500 An -14.5%
1964 34,750 An +6.9%
1965 42,760 An +23.1%
1966 35,140 An -17.8%
1967 38,840 An +10.5%
1968 39,540 An +1.8%
1969 40,260 An +1.8%
1970 52,341 An +30.0%
1971 66,410 An +26.9%
1972 70,581 An +6.3%
1973 78,074 An +10.6%
1974 67,307 An -13.8%
1975 65,660 An -2.4%
1976 58,010 An -11.7%
1977 61,000 An +5.2%
1978 48,000 An -21.3%
1979 57,300 An +19.4%
1980 57,500 An +0.3%
1981 68,550 An +19.2%
1982 52,200 An -23.9%
1983 52,500 An +0.6%
1984 32,780 An -37.6%
1985 30,700 An -6.3%
1986 28,600 An -6.8%
1987 30,900 An +8.0%
1988 34,000 An +10.0%
1989 34,100 An +0.3%
1990 34,670 An +1.7%
1991 26,425 An -23.8%
1992 25,680 An -2.8%
1993 24,699 An -3.8%
1994 23,785 An -3.7%
1995 23,292 An -2.1%
1996 22,833 An -2.0%
1997 22,373 An -2.0%
1998 22,404 An +0.1%
1999 22,454 An +0.2%
2000 22,504 An +0.2%
2001 22,543 An +0.2%
2002 21,574 An -4.3%
2003 22,618 An +4.8%
2004 22,553 An -0.3%
2005 23,000 An +2.0%
2006 23,551 An +2.4%
2007 22,128 An -6.0%
2008 22,200 An +0.3%
2009 19,772 An -10.9%
2010 21,334 An +7.9%
2011 20,860 An -2.2%
2012 20,560 An -1.4%
2013 21,485 An +4.5%
2014 20,799 An -3.2%
2015 22,431 An +7.8%
2016 23,923 An +6.7%
2017 24,569 An +2.7%
2018 24,347 An -0.9%
2019 24,308 An -0.2%
2020 24,032 An -1.1%
2021 22,448 An -6.6%
2022 22,433 An -0.1%
2023 21,465 An -4.3%
2024 20,920 An -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37,366 An 32,500 An 42,760 An 9
1970s 62,468 An 48,000 An 78,074 An 10
1980s 42,183 An 28,600 An 68,550 An 10
1990s 24,862 An 22,373 An 34,670 An 10
2000s 22,244 An 19,772 An 23,551 An 10
2010s 22,462 An 20,560 An 24,569 An 10
2020s 22,260 An 20,920 An 24,032 An 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 19 Mali 31,299 An compare
  2. 20 Spain 28,015 An compare
  3. 21 Colombia 26,753 An compare
  4. 22 Ukraine 25,200 An compare
  5. 23 Haiti 24,507 An compare
  6. 24 Italy 22,209 An compare
  7. 25 Poland 21,231 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 Northern Africa?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Africa was 20,920 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 78,074 An in 1973.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 19,772 An in 2009.
How does Northern Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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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