Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South Africa
South Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 181 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South Africa is 181 kg/An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South Africa peaked at 200 kg/An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 176 kg/An, in 2018.
South Africa ranks 43rd of 82 countries 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 198 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 176 kg/An | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 178 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 182 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 186 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 184 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 182 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 181 kg/An | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.2 kg/An | 176 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 183 kg/An | 181 kg/An | 186 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 40 China 191 kg/An compare
- 40 China, mainland 191 kg/An compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 185 kg/An compare
- 43 Russian Federation 181 kg/An compare
- 45 Greece 180 kg/An compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 180 kg/An compare
- 45 Romania 180 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South Africa?
- Horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South Africa 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 200 kg/An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 176 kg/An in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.