Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United States of America

United States of America: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 An
Rank
26th
of 26 groups
All-time high
348,300 An
in 1989
All-time low
0 An
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0 An for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in United States of America peaked at 348,300 An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 An, in 2008.

United States of America ranks 26th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 55,000 An
1962 50,000 An -9.1%
1963 41,000 An -18.0%
1964 36,000 An -12.2%
1965 36,000 An +0.0%
1966 53,000 An +47.2%
1967 57,000 An +7.5%
1968 66,000 An +15.8%
1969 56,000 An -15.2%
1970 55,000 An -1.8%
1971 55,000 An +0.0%
1972 65,000 An +18.2%
1973 165,000 An +153.8%
1974 207,000 An +25.5%
1975 247,000 An +19.3%
1976 293,000 An +18.6%
1977 317,000 An +8.2%
1978 323,000 An +1.9%
1979 304,000 An -5.9%
1980 274,000 An -9.9%
1981 219,000 An -20.1%
1982 149,000 An -32.0%
1983 99,000 An -33.6%
1984 105,000 An +6.1%
1985 128,000 An +21.9%
1986 199,000 An +55.5%
1987 276,000 An +38.7%
1988 323,000 An +17.0%
1989 348,300 An +7.8%
1990 346,000 An -0.7%
1991 293,000 An -15.3%
1992 263,000 An -10.2%
1993 186,000 An -29.3%
1994 114,000 An -38.7%
1995 113,000 An -0.9%
1996 104,000 An -8.0%
1997 90,000 An -13.5%
1998 77,000 An -14.4%
1999 104,000 An +35.1%
2000 106,000 An +1.9%
2001 110,000 An +3.8%
2002 120,000 An +9.1%
2003 140,000 An +16.7%
2004 66,183 An -52.7%
2005 94,037 An +42.1%
2006 104,899 An +11.6%
2007 29,767 An -71.6%
2008 0 An -100.0%
2009 0 An
2010 0 An
2011 0 An
2012 0 An
2013 0 An
2014 0 An
2015 0 An
2016 0 An
2017 0 An
2018 0 An
2019 0 An
2020 0 An
2021 0 An
2022 0 An
2023 0 An
2024 0 An

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1973 +153.8% 65,000 An 165,000 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50,000 An 36,000 An 66,000 An 9
1970s 203,100 An 55,000 An 323,000 An 10
1980s 212,030 An 99,000 An 348,300 An 10
1990s 169,000 An 77,000 An 346,000 An 10
2000s 77,089 An 0 An 140,000 An 10
2010s 0 An 0 An 0 An 10
2020s 0 An 0 An 0 An 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 23 Haiti 24,507 An compare
  2. 24 Italy 22,209 An compare
  3. 25 Poland 21,231 An compare
  4. 26 France 20,000 An compare
  5. 27 Guatemala 18,983 An compare
  6. 28 Nicaragua 17,968 An compare
  7. 29 Belgium-Luxembourg 16,000 An compare
  8. 29 Greece 16,000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in United States of America?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in United States of America was 0 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 348,300 An in 1989.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0 An in 2008.
How does United States of America rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
United States of America ranks 26th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Where does this United States of 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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