> In 2019 Austria produced 120 t of horse meat, fresh or chilled. Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 7,603 t in 1961.

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# Horse meat, fresh or chilled production in Austria

In 2019 Austria produced 120 t of horse meat, fresh or chilled. Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 7,603 t in 1961.

Production, 2019120 t
World rank—
10-year change−40%
Record7,603 t1961

## Horse meat, fresh or chilled in Austria, 1961–2019 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 120 | −10% |
| 2018 | 134 | +22% |
| 2017 | 110 | −5.2% |
| 2016 | 116 | −28% |
| 2015 | 161 | −18% |
| 2014 | 197 | −0.5% |
| 2013 | 198 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 184 | −5.2% |
| 2011 | 194 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 190 | −5.5% |
| 2009 | 201 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 186 | +13% |
| 2007 | 164 | −16% |
| 2006 | 195 | −11% |
| 2005 | 218 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 214 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 214 | −8.5% |
| 2002 | 234 | −21% |
| 2001 | 298 | −23% |
| 2000 | 387 | +17% |
| 1999 | 331 | −12% |
| 1998 | 376 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 359 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 332 | −22% |
| 1995 | 426 | −8.4% |
| 1994 | 465 | −3.1% |
| 1993 | 480 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 462 | +16% |
| 1991 | 397 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 387 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 363 | −21% |
| 1988 | 460 | +20% |
| 1987 | 382 | −1.5% |
| 1986 | 388 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 377 | +15% |
| 1984 | 327 | +23% |
| 1983 | 266 | +27% |
| 1982 | 210 | −33% |
| 1981 | 314 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 314 | −27% |
| 1979 | 430 | −11% |
| 1978 | 484 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 482 | +18% |
| 1976 | 409 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 407 | −7.9% |
| 1974 | 442 | −14% |
| 1973 | 514 | −3.0% |
| 1972 | 530 | −7.5% |
| 1971 | 573 | −29% |
| 1970 | 806 | −52% |
| 1969 | 1,692 | −9.8% |
| 1968 | 1,876 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 1,813 | −23% |
| 1966 | 2,346 | −17% |
| 1965 | 2,816 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | 2,976 | −39% |
| 1963 | 4,915 | −24% |
| 1962 | 6,435 | −15% |
| 1961 | 7,603 | — |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1 t USD 5,000
Exporter rank36 of 39
Imports260 t USD 705,000
Importer rank15 of 36
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/)

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/china/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/kazakhstan/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/mexico/)[Mongolia](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/mongolia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/russia/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/argentina/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/brazil/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/australia/)[Kyrgyzstan](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/kyrgyzstan/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/canada/)[Uruguay](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/uruguay/)[Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/chile/)
[All countries producing horse meat, fresh or chilled](https://husfarm.com/production/horse-meat/)

## Other products of Austria

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[Agricultural production in Austria](https://husfarm.com/production/country/austria/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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