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

Northern America: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 104,223 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
104,223 An
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
14th
of 26 groups
All-time high
485,300 An
in 1989
All-time low
69,000 An
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 104,223 An for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern America peaked at 485,300 An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 69,000 An, in 1965.

Northern America ranks 14th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 110,000 An
1962 83,000 An -24.5%
1963 74,000 An -10.8%
1964 71,000 An -4.1%
1965 69,000 An -2.8%
1966 95,000 An +37.7%
1967 95,000 An +0.0%
1968 108,000 An +13.7%
1969 98,000 An -9.3%
1970 97,000 An -1.0%
1971 93,000 An -4.1%
1972 111,000 An +19.4%
1973 240,000 An +116.2%
1974 278,000 An +15.8%
1975 330,000 An +18.7%
1976 366,000 An +10.9%
1977 392,000 An +7.1%
1978 402,000 An +2.6%
1979 386,300 An -3.9%
1980 353,600 An -8.5%
1981 294,200 An -16.8%
1982 219,000 An -25.6%
1983 160,000 An -26.9%
1984 178,000 An +11.2%
1985 218,000 An +22.5%
1986 307,000 An +40.8%
1987 400,000 An +30.3%
1988 462,000 An +15.5%
1989 485,300 An +5.0%
1990 478,000 An -1.5%
1991 429,000 An -10.3%
1992 371,000 An -13.5%
1993 284,000 An -23.5%
1994 187,500 An -34.0%
1995 184,000 An -1.9%
1996 172,000 An -6.5%
1997 180,500 An +4.9%
1998 165,000 An -8.6%
1999 192,000 An +16.4%
2000 194,000 An +1.0%
2001 260,000 An +34.0%
2002 208,000 An -20.0%
2003 228,000 An +9.6%
2004 154,183 An -32.4%
2005 182,037 An +18.1%
2006 192,899 An +6.0%
2007 117,767 An -38.9%
2008 150,000 An +27.4%
2009 120,000 An -20.0%
2010 125,000 An +4.2%
2011 126,500 An +1.2%
2012 133,500 An +5.5%
2013 123,398 An -7.6%
2014 107,720 An -12.7%
2015 101,754 An -5.5%
2016 113,553 An +11.6%
2017 110,439 An -2.7%
2018 107,217 An -2.9%
2019 107,155 An -0.1%
2020 107,800 An +0.6%
2021 105,386 An -2.2%
2022 103,730 An -1.6%
2023 103,183 An -0.5%
2024 104,223 An +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 89,222 An 69,000 An 110,000 An 9
1970s 269,530 An 93,000 An 402,000 An 10
1980s 307,710 An 160,000 An 485,300 An 10
1990s 264,300 An 165,000 An 478,000 An 10
2000s 180,689 An 117,767 An 260,000 An 10
2010s 115,624 An 101,754 An 133,500 An 10
2020s 104,864 An 103,183 An 107,800 An 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 11 Australia 85,753 An compare
  2. 11 Australia and New Zealand 85,753 An compare
  3. 13 Senegal 56,710 An compare
  4. 14 Uruguay 44,590 An compare
  5. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37,496 An compare
  6. 16 Chile 37,221 An compare
  7. 17 Romania 37,000 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 America?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern America was 104,223 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 America?
The highest recorded value was 485,300 An in 1989.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 69,000 An in 1965.
How does Northern America rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Northern America ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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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