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

Western Africa: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 117 kg/An in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
117 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 26 groups
All-time high
126 kg/An
in 1982
All-time low
117 kg/An
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa stood at 117 kg/An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Western Africa peaked at 126 kg/An in 1982 and was at its lowest, 117 kg/An, in 2020.

Western Africa ranks 25th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 124 kg/An
1962 124 kg/An +0.0%
1963 124 kg/An +0.0%
1964 123 kg/An -0.8%
1965 123 kg/An +0.0%
1966 123 kg/An +0.0%
1967 123 kg/An +0.0%
1968 123 kg/An +0.0%
1969 123 kg/An +0.0%
1970 123 kg/An +0.0%
1971 124 kg/An +0.8%
1972 124 kg/An +0.0%
1973 123 kg/An -0.8%
1974 124 kg/An +0.8%
1975 124 kg/An +0.0%
1976 125 kg/An +0.8%
1977 124 kg/An -0.8%
1978 125 kg/An +0.8%
1979 124 kg/An -0.8%
1980 125 kg/An +0.8%
1981 123 kg/An -1.6%
1982 126 kg/An +2.4%
1983 126 kg/An +0.0%
1984 126 kg/An +0.0%
1985 125 kg/An -0.8%
1986 125 kg/An +0.0%
1987 126 kg/An +0.8%
1988 126 kg/An +0.0%
1989 126 kg/An +0.0%
1990 125 kg/An -0.8%
1991 125 kg/An +0.0%
1992 125 kg/An +0.0%
1993 125 kg/An +0.0%
1994 125 kg/An +0.0%
1995 125 kg/An +0.0%
1996 125 kg/An +0.0%
1997 125 kg/An +0.0%
1998 124 kg/An -0.8%
1999 124 kg/An +0.0%
2000 124 kg/An +0.0%
2001 124 kg/An +0.0%
2002 124 kg/An +0.0%
2003 124 kg/An +0.0%
2004 124 kg/An +0.0%
2005 124 kg/An +0.0%
2006 123 kg/An -0.8%
2007 122 kg/An -0.8%
2008 121 kg/An -0.8%
2009 121 kg/An +0.0%
2010 121 kg/An +0.0%
2011 121 kg/An +0.0%
2012 120 kg/An -0.8%
2013 120 kg/An +0.0%
2014 120 kg/An +0.0%
2015 120 kg/An +0.0%
2016 119 kg/An -0.8%
2017 120 kg/An +0.8%
2018 118 kg/An -1.7%
2019 118 kg/An +0.0%
2020 117 kg/An -0.8%
2021 117 kg/An +0.0%
2022 117 kg/An +0.0%
2023 117 kg/An +0.0%
2024 117 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 123.33 kg/An 123 kg/An 124 kg/An 9
1970s 124 kg/An 123 kg/An 125 kg/An 10
1980s 125.4 kg/An 123 kg/An 126 kg/An 10
1990s 124.8 kg/An 124 kg/An 125 kg/An 10
2000s 123.1 kg/An 121 kg/An 124 kg/An 10
2010s 119.7 kg/An 118 kg/An 121 kg/An 10
2020s 117 kg/An 117 kg/An 117 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 23 Switzerland 242 kg/An compare
  2. 24 Uruguay 230 kg/An compare
  3. 25 Argentina 228 kg/An compare
  4. 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 228 kg/An compare
  5. 27 Réunion 226 kg/An compare
  6. 27 Ukraine 226 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 Western Africa?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Western Africa was 117 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 126 kg/An in 1982.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 117 kg/An in 2020.
How does Western Africa rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Western Africa ranks 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western 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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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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