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

Northern America: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 178 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
178 kg/An
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
11th
of 26 groups
All-time high
248 kg/An
in 1975
All-time low
173 kg/An
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America, 1961–2024

050100150200250196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern America stood at 178 kg/An.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern America peaked at 248 kg/An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 173 kg/An, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 11th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 243 kg/An
1962 247 kg/An +1.6%
1963 247 kg/An +0.0%
1964 246 kg/An -0.4%
1965 246 kg/An +0.0%
1966 245 kg/An -0.4%
1967 245 kg/An +0.0%
1968 245 kg/An +0.0%
1969 245 kg/An +0.0%
1970 245 kg/An +0.0%
1971 245 kg/An +0.0%
1972 245 kg/An +0.0%
1973 247 kg/An +0.8%
1974 247 kg/An +0.0%
1975 248 kg/An +0.4%
1976 248 kg/An +0.0%
1977 248 kg/An +0.0%
1978 248 kg/An +0.0%
1979 247 kg/An -0.4%
1980 247 kg/An +0.0%
1981 244 kg/An -1.2%
1982 245 kg/An +0.4%
1983 242 kg/An -1.2%
1984 242 kg/An +0.0%
1985 229 kg/An -5.4%
1986 234 kg/An +2.2%
1987 235 kg/An +0.4%
1988 235 kg/An +0.0%
1989 237 kg/An +0.9%
1990 237 kg/An +0.0%
1991 236 kg/An -0.4%
1992 237 kg/An +0.4%
1993 234 kg/An -1.3%
1994 232 kg/An -0.9%
1995 232 kg/An +0.0%
1996 233 kg/An +0.4%
1997 227 kg/An -2.6%
1998 226 kg/An -0.4%
1999 229 kg/An +1.3%
2000 229 kg/An +0.0%
2001 224 kg/An -2.2%
2002 231 kg/An +3.1%
2003 232 kg/An +0.4%
2004 224 kg/An -3.4%
2005 228 kg/An +1.8%
2006 229 kg/An +0.4%
2007 216 kg/An -5.7%
2008 200 kg/An -7.4%
2009 208 kg/An +4.0%
2010 205 kg/An -1.4%
2011 213 kg/An +3.9%
2012 213 kg/An +0.0%
2013 213 kg/An +0.0%
2014 212 kg/An -0.5%
2015 212 kg/An +0.0%
2016 190 kg/An -10.4%
2017 192 kg/An +1.1%
2018 190 kg/An -1.0%
2019 186 kg/An -2.1%
2020 173 kg/An -7.0%
2021 180 kg/An +4.0%
2022 180 kg/An +0.0%
2023 181 kg/An +0.6%
2024 178 kg/An -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 245.44 kg/An 243 kg/An 247 kg/An 9
1970s 246.8 kg/An 245 kg/An 248 kg/An 10
1980s 239 kg/An 229 kg/An 247 kg/An 10
1990s 232.3 kg/An 226 kg/An 237 kg/An 10
2000s 222.1 kg/An 200 kg/An 232 kg/An 10
2010s 202.6 kg/An 186 kg/An 213 kg/An 10
2020s 178.4 kg/An 173 kg/An 181 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 286 kg/An compare
  2. 8 Finland 286 kg/An compare
  3. 10 France 284 kg/An compare
  4. 10 Latvia 284 kg/An compare
  5. 12 Hungary 277 kg/An compare
  6. 13 Spain 276 kg/An compare
  7. 13 Sweden 276 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 Northern America?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern America was 178 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 248 kg/An in 1975.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 173 kg/An in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Northern America ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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 — 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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