Horse Meat; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country

Mongolia remained the fourth-largest fresh or chilled horse meat producer in 2024, after losing 18,373 tonnes from 2023, while China lost 56,117 tonnes from 2020. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Horse meat; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 62 countries; 60 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 721,503 tonnes. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

In 2024, China was the largest listed producer of fresh or chilled horse meat, with 180,716 tonnes, followed by Kazakhstan with 170,918 tonnes and Mexico with 70,664 tonnes. Mongolia ranked fourth with 61,158 tonnes. The 60 countries reporting a 2024 quantity produced a combined 721,503 tonnes, with China accounting for 25.0 percent of the listed total.

China and Kazakhstan were separated by 9,798 tonnes in 2024, with China's 180,716 tonnes only modestly ahead of Kazakhstan's 170,918 tonnes. Together, the two countries accounted for 48.7 percent of the listed total, while Mexico and Mongolia added 70,664 and 61,158 tonnes respectively.

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#	Country	2024
1	China CN	180,716
2	Kazakhstan KZ	170,918
3	Mexico MX	70,664
4	Mongolia MN	61,158
5	Russia RU	48,724
6	Argentina AR	22,304
7	Brazil BR	22,235
8	Australia AU	20,817
9	Kyrgyzstan KG	19,604
10	Canada CA	18,554
11	Uruguay UY	10,251
12	Chile CL	7,818
13	Spain ES	7,739
14	Senegal SN	7,089
15	Uzbekistan UZ	6,395
16	United Kingdom GB	5,775
17	Ukraine UA	5,700
18	Haiti HT	4,901
19	Japan JP	4,092
20	Colombia CO	3,344
21	Mali ML	3,130
22	Guatemala GT	2,392
23	Morocco MA	1779
24	Paraguay PY	1701
25	Germany DE	1700
26	Indonesia ID	1329
27	Vietnam VN	1252
28	South Africa ZA	1236
29	Chad TD	1199
30	Iceland IS	982
31	Niger NE	803.03
32	Türkiye TR	757.94
33	Tunisia TN	557.65
34	Philippines PH	531.78
35	Honduras HN	497.22
36	Mauritania MR	446.54
37	Sweden SE	340
38	Switzerland CH	287.86
39	Georgia GE	274.7
40	Moldova MD	230
41	Malaysia MY	206.01
42	Belarus BY	200
43	Finland FI	181
44	Burkina Faso BF	167.74
45	Cameroon CM	147.49
46	Cuba CU	124.76
47	Lesotho LS	69.85
48	Papua New Guinea PG	43.92
49	Serbia RS	43.67
50	Jamaica JM	39.33
51	Portugal PT	14
52	Algeria DZ	13.98
53	Norway NO	9
54	Vanuatu VU	8.9
55	Madagascar MG	5.29
56	Czech Republic CZ	5
57	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0
58	Luxembourg LU	0
59	New Zealand NZ	0
60	United States US	0
61	Belgium BE	-
62	Nicaragua NI	-

Horse Meat; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country in 2024

China was the largest fresh or chilled horse meat producer in the 2024 listed data with 180,716 tonnes, followed by Kazakhstan with 170,918 tonnes and Mexico with 70,664 tonnes. Mongolia ranked fourth with 61,158 tonnes.

China holds 25.0 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 58.5 percent of the 721,503-tonne listed total.

Mongolia Falls 18,373 Tonnes as Horse Meat; Fresh or Chilled Production Drops 3.4 Percent Among Common Reporters

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (60 countries with data in both years) moved from 746,699 tonnes to 721,503 tonnes, a change of -25,196 tonnes (-3.4 percent). The totals listed for each year were 748,629 tonnes (61 reporters) and 721,503 tonnes (60 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2023 (1,930 tonnes, Nicaragua) did not report in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Mongolia fell 18,373 tonnes (down 23.1 percent) and Kyrgyzstan 10,660 tonnes (down 35.2 percent), while Uruguay added 4,769 tonnes (up 87.0 percent).

China Falls 56,117 Tonnes as Horse Meat; Fresh or Chilled Production Drops 11.1 Percent Among Common Reporters Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (60 countries with data in both years) fell from 811,960 tonnes to 721,503 tonnes, a change of -90,457 tonnes (-11.1 percent). The totals listed for each year were 813,778 tonnes (61 reporters) and 721,503 tonnes (60 reporters); 1 reporter present in 2020 (1,818 tonnes, Nicaragua) is absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. China fell 56,117 tonnes (down 23.7 percent) and Mongolia 44,723 tonnes (down 42.2 percent), while Kazakhstan added 28,157 tonnes (up 19.7 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	236,833	191,181	254,585	184,288	180,716
2	Kazakhstan	142,761	151,027	157,331	167,429	170,918
3	Mexico	72,127	72,142	71,447	71,056	70,664
4	Mongolia	105,881	64,553	80,774	79,531	61,158
5	Russia	48,166	47,097	45,872	46,880	48,724
6	Argentina	20,189	24,159	22,091	19,415	22,304
7	Brazil	22,648	22,138	22,467	22,466	22,235
8	Australia	27,741	25,514	23,793	22,189	20,817
9	Kyrgyzstan	26,274	27,965	30,599	30,264	19,604
10	Canada	18,684	18,953	18,698	18,627	18,554
11	Uruguay	8,327	13,486	12,045	5,482	10,251
12	Chile	8,934	10,616	9,755	7,937	7,818
13	Spain	9,601	8,498	8,359	8,618	7,739
14	Senegal	7,003	7,014	7,080	7,097	7,089
15	Uzbekistan	6,016	6,057	5,415	5,851	6,395
16	United Kingdom	5,370	5,418	5,433	6,473	5,775
17	Ukraine	7,400	7,200	6,700	6,200	5,700
18	Haiti	4,983	4,968	4,945	4,923	4,901
19	Japan	4,025	4,551	4,874	4,406	4,092
20	Colombia	5,842	5,550	5,463	5,140	3,344
21	Mali	2,911	2,964	3,018	3,074	3,130
22	Guatemala	2,384	2,388	2,387	2,389	2,392
23	Morocco	2,190	1987	1973	1848	1779
24	Paraguay	1370	1457	2,106	1593	1701
25	Germany	1800	1500	1500	1600	1700
26	Indonesia	1242	1293	1338	1359	1329
27	Vietnam	1439	1368	1377	1303	1252
28	South Africa	1237	1267	1246	1238	1236
29	Chad	1016	1061	1108	1157	1199
30	Iceland	1066	831	951	910	982
31	Niger	669.59	779.41	787.2	795.08	803.03
32	Türkiye	929.26	873.71	784.36	708.18	757.94
33	Tunisia	543.94	548.36	551.25	554.45	557.65
34	Philippines	560.48	560.06	547.86	539.85	531.78
35	Honduras	502.99	502.25	500.55	498.89	497.22
36	Mauritania	530.46	474.89	462.39	454.44	446.54
37	Sweden	370	350	300	310	340
38	Switzerland	422	362	290.07	270.21	287.86
39	Georgia	126.37	155.32	186.11	218.97	274.7
40	Moldova	266	231.4	220	240	230
41	Malaysia	188.93	190.88	189.86	200.86	206.01
42	Belarus	300	300	300	200	200
43	Finland	192	188	212	192	181
44	Burkina Faso	155.37	116.19	88.77	179.58	167.74
45	Cameroon	207.84	168.78	159.01	152.92	147.49
46	Cuba	225	202	206	174	124.76
47	Lesotho	39.26	52.02	78.6	72.04	69.85
48	Papua New Guinea	43.4	43.7	43.7	43.81	43.92
49	Serbia	40	40	28.32	46.51	43.67
50	Jamaica	40.1	39.91	39.7	39.52	39.33
51	Portugal	79	87	19	21	14
52	Algeria	13.9	17.3	16	16	13.98
53	Norway	16	13	10	10	9
54	Vanuatu	14.4	11.47	8.13	5.22	8.9
55	Madagascar	5.6	5.53	5.44	5.36	5.29
56	Czech Republic	9	9	7	7	5
57	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	7	6	0	0
58	Luxembourg	2	1.4	0.2	0.2	0
59	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0
60	United States	0	0	0	0	0
61	Belgium	-	-	700	-	-
62	Nicaragua	1818	2012	1955	1930	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Horse meat; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024. For fresh or chilled horse meat production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 fresh or chilled horse meat production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the fresh or chilled horse meat production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For fresh or chilled horse meat production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.