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

Northern Europe: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 181 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
181 kg/An
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
10th
of 26 groups
All-time high
272 kg/An
in 1965
All-time low
176 kg/An
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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 Europe stood at 181 kg/An.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern Europe peaked at 272 kg/An in 1965 and was at its lowest, 176 kg/An, in 2020.

Northern Europe ranks 10th 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 269 kg/An
1962 264 kg/An -1.9%
1963 261 kg/An -1.1%
1964 268 kg/An +2.7%
1965 272 kg/An +1.5%
1966 270 kg/An -0.7%
1967 265 kg/An -1.9%
1968 252 kg/An -4.9%
1969 245 kg/An -2.8%
1970 255 kg/An +4.1%
1971 242 kg/An -5.1%
1972 231 kg/An -4.5%
1973 229 kg/An -0.9%
1974 221 kg/An -3.5%
1975 229 kg/An +3.6%
1976 218 kg/An -4.8%
1977 199 kg/An -8.7%
1978 211 kg/An +6.0%
1979 212 kg/An +0.5%
1980 210 kg/An -0.9%
1981 197 kg/An -6.2%
1982 178 kg/An -9.6%
1983 182 kg/An +2.2%
1984 184 kg/An +1.1%
1985 187 kg/An +1.6%
1986 186 kg/An -0.5%
1987 196 kg/An +5.4%
1988 198 kg/An +1.0%
1989 191 kg/An -3.5%
1990 199 kg/An +4.2%
1991 202 kg/An +1.5%
1992 206 kg/An +2.0%
1993 203 kg/An -1.5%
1994 203 kg/An +0.0%
1995 194 kg/An -4.4%
1996 198 kg/An +2.1%
1997 203 kg/An +2.5%
1998 194 kg/An -4.4%
1999 192 kg/An -1.0%
2000 192 kg/An +0.0%
2001 191 kg/An -0.5%
2002 195 kg/An +2.1%
2003 191 kg/An -2.1%
2004 192 kg/An +0.5%
2005 191 kg/An -0.5%
2006 187 kg/An -2.1%
2007 188 kg/An +0.5%
2008 181 kg/An -3.7%
2009 185 kg/An +2.2%
2010 195 kg/An +5.4%
2011 199 kg/An +2.1%
2012 201 kg/An +1.0%
2013 197 kg/An -2.0%
2014 193 kg/An -2.0%
2015 192 kg/An -0.5%
2016 192 kg/An +0.0%
2017 187 kg/An -2.6%
2018 183 kg/An -2.1%
2019 179 kg/An -2.2%
2020 176 kg/An -1.7%
2021 178 kg/An +1.1%
2022 180 kg/An +1.1%
2023 179 kg/An -0.6%
2024 181 kg/An +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 262.89 kg/An 245 kg/An 272 kg/An 9
1970s 224.7 kg/An 199 kg/An 255 kg/An 10
1980s 190.9 kg/An 178 kg/An 210 kg/An 10
1990s 199.4 kg/An 192 kg/An 206 kg/An 10
2000s 189.3 kg/An 181 kg/An 195 kg/An 10
2010s 191.8 kg/An 179 kg/An 201 kg/An 10
2020s 178.8 kg/An 176 kg/An 181 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  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 Europe?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern Europe was 181 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 272 kg/An in 1965.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 176 kg/An in 2020.
How does Northern Europe rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Northern Europe ranks 10th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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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