Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 51,448 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 51,448 An for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe peaked at 434,735 An in 1962 and was at its lowest, 51,448 An, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 415,634 An | — |
| 1962 | 434,735 An | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 409,253 An | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 383,305 An | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 355,014 An | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 335,722 An | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 326,760 An | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 344,436 An | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 382,498 An | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 406,254 An | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 406,025 An | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 426,617 An | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 370,874 An | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 327,768 An | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 358,120 An | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 365,981 An | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 363,760 An | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 380,760 An | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 374,370 An | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 346,685 An | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 326,339 An | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 294,551 An | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 299,114 An | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 318,651 An | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 335,841 An | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 321,690 An | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 316,767 An | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 309,403 An | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 317,145 An | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 318,975 An | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 294,427 An | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 311,991 An | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 309,138 An | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 309,028 An | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 296,302 An | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 286,396 An | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 284,783 An | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 268,377 An | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 264,018 An | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 275,701 An | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 325,156 An | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 237,910 An | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 222,493 An | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 233,173 An | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 167,943 An | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 194,564 An | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 126,746 An | -34.9% |
| 2008 | 130,804 An | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 116,520 An | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 100,948 An | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 115,345 An | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 150,053 An | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 109,320 An | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 95,623 An | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 93,490 An | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 99,795 An | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 74,267 An | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 62,507 An | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 61,616 An | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 57,270 An | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 54,073 An | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 53,502 An | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 51,640 An | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 51,448 An | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 376,373 An | 326,760 An | 434,735 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 378,053 An | 327,768 An | 426,617 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 318,619 An | 294,551 An | 346,685 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 294,344 An | 264,018 An | 318,975 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 203,101 An | 116,520 An | 325,156 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,296 An | 61,616 An | 150,053 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,587 An | 51,448 An | 57,270 An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe?
- Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe was 51,448 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 434,735 An in 1962.
- What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,448 An in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Southern Europe ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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