Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Denmark

Denmark: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 253 kg/An in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
253 kg/An
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
19th
of 82 countries
All-time high
400 kg/An
in 1973
All-time low
219 kg/An
in 2018
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Denmark, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Denmark stood at 253 kg/An.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Denmark peaked at 400 kg/An in 1973 and was at its lowest, 219 kg/An, in 2018.

Denmark ranks 19th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 321.44 kg/An 267 kg/An 350 kg/An 9
1970s 321.8 kg/An 267 kg/An 400 kg/An 10
1980s 298.7 kg/An 279 kg/An 307 kg/An 10
1990s 300.5 kg/An 269 kg/An 349 kg/An 10
2000s 285.6 kg/An 263 kg/An 300 kg/An 10
2010s 247.7 kg/An 219 kg/An 300 kg/An 10

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 16 New Zealand 269 kg/An compare
  2. 17 Ireland 257 kg/An compare
  3. 18 Italy 255 kg/An compare
  4. 20 Serbia 244 kg/An compare
  5. 21 Australia 243 kg/An compare
  6. 21 Australia and New Zealand 243 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Denmark?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Denmark was 253 kg/An in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 400 kg/An in 1973.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 219 kg/An in 2018.
How does Denmark rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Denmark ranks 19th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 6,368 data points, 1961–2024
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