Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production in Oceania

Oceania: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production was 20,870 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20,870 t
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
13th
of 26 groups
All-time high
28,678 t
in 2015
All-time low
6,419 t
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production in Oceania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — production in Oceania stood at 20,870 t.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — production in Oceania peaked at 28,678 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,419 t, in 1976.

Oceania ranks 13th 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 — Production in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 15,231 t
1962 15,026 t -1.3%
1963 12,789 t -14.9%
1964 12,312 t -3.7%
1965 10,354 t -15.9%
1966 11,835 t +14.3%
1967 9,494 t -19.8%
1968 7,496 t -21.0%
1969 8,496 t +13.3%
1970 6,708 t -21.0%
1971 6,708 t -0.0%
1972 6,695 t -0.2%
1973 6,838 t +2.1%
1974 6,990 t +2.2%
1975 6,981 t -0.1%
1976 6,419 t -8.0%
1977 6,699 t +4.4%
1978 6,696 t -0.0%
1979 7,261 t +8.4%
1980 8,942 t +23.1%
1981 21,742 t +143.2%
1982 21,374 t -1.7%
1983 23,418 t +9.6%
1984 23,418 t +0.0%
1985 23,436 t +0.1%
1986 28,431 t +21.3%
1987 28,604 t +0.6%
1988 22,726 t -20.5%
1989 19,088 t -16.0%
1990 21,608 t +13.2%
1991 22,568 t +4.4%
1992 22,857 t +1.3%
1993 24,254 t +6.1%
1994 24,348 t +0.4%
1995 24,338 t -0.0%
1996 23,375 t -4.0%
1997 23,143 t -1.0%
1998 22,432 t -3.1%
1999 22,508 t +0.3%
2000 22,425 t -0.4%
2001 21,877 t -2.4%
2002 21,986 t +0.5%
2003 21,697 t -1.3%
2004 21,591 t -0.5%
2005 21,726 t +0.6%
2006 25,330 t +16.6%
2007 26,135 t +3.2%
2008 26,121 t -0.1%
2009 26,581 t +1.8%
2010 26,273 t -1.2%
2011 26,890 t +2.3%
2012 27,152 t +1.0%
2013 27,916 t +2.8%
2014 28,461 t +2.0%
2015 28,678 t +0.8%
2016 28,550 t -0.4%
2017 27,879 t -2.3%
2018 28,019 t +0.5%
2019 28,055 t +0.1%
2020 27,799 t -0.9%
2021 25,570 t -8.0%
2022 23,845 t -6.7%
2023 22,238 t -6.7%
2024 20,870 t -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,448 t 7,496 t 15,231 t 9
1970s 6,800 t 6,419 t 7,261 t 10
1980s 22,118 t 8,942 t 28,604 t 10
1990s 23,143 t 21,608 t 24,348 t 10
2000s 23,547 t 21,591 t 26,581 t 10
2010s 27,787 t 26,273 t 28,678 t 10
2020s 24,064 t 20,870 t 27,799 t 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 11 Kyrgyzstan 19,604 t compare
  2. 12 Canada 18,554 t compare
  3. 13 USSR 12,000 t compare
  4. 14 Uruguay 10,252 t compare
  5. 15 Poland 8,700 t compare
  6. 16 Chile 7,818 t compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — production in Oceania?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — production in Oceania was 20,870 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horse meat, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 28,678 t in 2015.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 6,419 t in 1976.
How does Oceania rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — production?
Oceania ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
117 places, 6,460 data points, 1961–2024
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