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

Western Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 99,267 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99,267 An
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
15th
of 26 groups
All-time high
99,267 An
in 2024
All-time low
23,600 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922024

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 Western Africa is 99,267 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Africa peaked at 99,267 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,600 An, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 15th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 23,600 An
1962 24,900 An +5.5%
1963 27,600 An +10.8%
1964 33,700 An +22.1%
1965 36,000 An +6.8%
1966 39,100 An +8.6%
1967 39,300 An +0.5%
1968 42,400 An +7.9%
1969 42,200 An -0.5%
1970 44,000 An +4.3%
1971 45,900 An +4.3%
1972 45,800 An -0.2%
1973 42,500 An -7.2%
1974 43,800 An +3.1%
1975 45,400 An +3.7%
1976 46,700 An +2.9%
1977 48,100 An +3.0%
1978 49,300 An +2.5%
1979 48,200 An -2.2%
1980 46,300 An -3.9%
1981 47,000 An +1.5%
1982 43,550 An -7.3%
1983 44,925 An +3.2%
1984 38,460 An -14.4%
1985 46,330 An +20.5%
1986 45,945 An -0.8%
1987 48,195 An +4.9%
1988 52,700 An +9.3%
1989 57,800 An +9.7%
1990 63,689 An +10.2%
1991 65,820 An +3.3%
1992 63,797 An -3.1%
1993 64,766 An +1.5%
1994 65,872 An +1.7%
1995 66,710 An +1.3%
1996 68,113 An +2.1%
1997 69,374 An +1.9%
1998 70,636 An +1.8%
1999 72,026 An +2.0%
2000 74,362 An +3.2%
2001 80,240 An +7.9%
2002 82,061 An +2.3%
2003 84,268 An +2.7%
2004 87,398 An +3.7%
2005 87,035 An -0.4%
2006 84,300 An -3.1%
2007 89,520 An +6.2%
2008 93,970 An +5.0%
2009 96,260 An +2.4%
2010 94,570 An -1.8%
2011 96,280 An +1.8%
2012 97,170 An +0.9%
2013 97,174 An +0.0%
2014 97,110 An -0.1%
2015 96,922 An -0.2%
2016 97,168 An +0.3%
2017 97,818 An +0.7%
2018 96,812 An -1.0%
2019 98,639 An +1.9%
2020 96,517 An -2.2%
2021 96,811 An +0.3%
2022 97,646 An +0.9%
2023 98,888 An +1.3%
2024 99,267 An +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34,311 An 23,600 An 42,400 An 9
1970s 45,970 An 42,500 An 49,300 An 10
1980s 47,120 An 38,460 An 57,800 An 10
1990s 67,080 An 63,689 An 72,026 An 10
2000s 85,941 An 74,362 An 96,260 An 10
2010s 96,966 An 94,570 An 98,639 An 10
2020s 97,826 An 96,517 An 99,267 An 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 13 Senegal 56,710 An compare
  2. 14 Uruguay 44,590 An compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37,496 An compare
  4. 16 Chile 37,221 An compare
  5. 17 Romania 37,000 An compare
  6. 18 Uzbekistan 34,519 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 Western Africa?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Africa was 99,267 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 99,267 An in 2024.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 23,600 An in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Western Africa ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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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