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

Southern Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 7,157 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,157 An
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 26 groups
All-time high
10,766 An
in 2011
All-time low
5,000 An
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa is 7,157 An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa peaked at 10,766 An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,000 An, in 1972.

That places Southern Africa 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 10,000 An
1962 10,000 An +0.0%
1963 10,000 An +0.0%
1964 9,000 An -10.0%
1965 9,000 An +0.0%
1966 8,000 An -11.1%
1967 8,000 An +0.0%
1968 8,000 An +0.0%
1969 6,000 An -25.0%
1970 6,000 An +0.0%
1971 6,000 An +0.0%
1972 5,000 An -16.7%
1973 5,000 An +0.0%
1974 5,000 An +0.0%
1975 5,000 An +0.0%
1976 5,000 An +0.0%
1977 5,000 An +0.0%
1978 5,000 An +0.0%
1979 5,000 An +0.0%
1980 5,000 An +0.0%
1981 5,000 An +0.0%
1982 5,000 An +0.0%
1983 5,000 An +0.0%
1984 5,000 An +0.0%
1985 5,000 An +0.0%
1986 5,000 An +0.0%
1987 5,000 An +0.0%
1988 5,000 An +0.0%
1989 5,000 An +0.0%
1990 5,290 An +5.8%
1991 5,290 An +0.0%
1992 5,266 An -0.5%
1993 6,324 An +20.1%
1994 7,349 An +16.2%
1995 8,314 An +13.1%
1996 8,812 An +6.0%
1997 7,281 An -17.4%
1998 7,289 An +0.1%
1999 7,328 An +0.5%
2000 7,826 An +6.8%
2001 7,808 An -0.2%
2002 7,767 An -0.5%
2003 7,766 An -0.0%
2004 7,784 An +0.2%
2005 7,650 An -1.7%
2006 7,752 An +1.3%
2007 7,855 An +1.3%
2008 7,891 An +0.5%
2009 9,681 An +22.7%
2010 10,168 An +5.0%
2011 10,766 An +5.9%
2012 9,256 An -14.0%
2013 7,724 An -16.6%
2014 6,924 An -10.4%
2015 6,958 An +0.5%
2016 7,501 An +7.8%
2017 7,252 An -3.3%
2018 6,850 An -5.5%
2019 6,956 An +1.5%
2020 6,994 An +0.5%
2021 7,072 An +1.1%
2022 7,174 An +1.4%
2023 7,146 An -0.4%
2024 7,157 An +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,667 An 6,000 An 10,000 An 9
1970s 5,200 An 5,000 An 6,000 An 10
1980s 5,000 An 5,000 An 5,000 An 10
1990s 6,854 An 5,266 An 8,812 An 10
2000s 7,978 An 7,650 An 9,681 An 10
2010s 8,036 An 6,850 An 10,766 An 10
2020s 7,109 An 6,994 An 7,174 An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 21 Colombia 26,753 An compare
  2. 22 Ukraine 25,200 An compare
  3. 23 Haiti 24,507 An compare
  4. 24 Italy 22,209 An compare
  5. 25 Poland 21,231 An compare
  6. 26 France 20,000 An compare
  7. 27 Guatemala 18,983 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa was 7,157 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 Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 10,766 An in 2011.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 5,000 An in 1972.
How does Southern Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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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