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

World: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 4.45 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.45 million An
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
1st
of 10 groups
All-time high
4.96 million An
in 2001
All-time low
2.62 million An
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 4.45 million An for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World peaked at 4.96 million An in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million An, in 1983.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.04 million An 2.93 million An 3.17 million An 9
1970s 3.06 million An 2.82 million An 3.20 million An 10
1980s 2.74 million An 2.62 million An 2.87 million An 10
1990s 4.03 million An 2.87 million An 4.69 million An 10
2000s 4.71 million An 4.49 million An 4.96 million An 10
2010s 4.46 million An 4.21 million An 4.64 million An 10
2020s 4.63 million An 4.45 million An 4.93 million An 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Kazakhstan 949,748 An compare
  2. 2 China 948,414 An compare
  3. 2 China, mainland 948,414 An compare
  4. 4 Mexico 548,184 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World was 4.45 million 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 4.96 million An in 2001.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million An in 1983.
How does World rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
World ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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