Donkey meat production in China
In 2024 China produced 47,876 t of donkey meat, the largest total in the world (64.0% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 75%. The record was 194,000 t in 2015.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 47,876 t
- World rank
- 1 of 9
- 10-year change
- −75%
- Record
- 194,000 t
- 2015
Donkey meat in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 64.0%
- 90.9% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.03
- world 0.01
- 10-year change
- −75%
- world −65%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 47,876 | 64.0% |
| 2 | Niger | 13,375 | 17.9% |
| 3 | Mauritania | 3,988 | 5.3% |
Map of world production of donkey meat
Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47,876 | −11% |
| 2023 | 53,810 | −16% |
| 2022 | 63,960 | −12% |
| 2021 | 72,492 | −26% |
| 2020 | 97,878 | −3.0% |
| 2019 | 100,899 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 92,523 | −2.0% |
| 2017 | 94,375 | −31% |
| 2016 | 137,118 | −29% |
| 2015 | 194,000 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 193,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 190,248 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 191,920 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 183,360 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 182,320 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 172,000 | −0.5% |
| 2007 | 172,880 | −3.2% |
| 2006 | 178,512 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 173,648 | −0.2% |
| 2004 | 174,046 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 169,840 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 169,200 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 162,400 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 161,360 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 155,440 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 150,320 | −0.5% |
| 1997 | 151,120 | −12% |
| 1996 | 171,920 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 157,280 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 156,800 | −0.8% |
| 1993 | 158,000 | −1.3% |
| 1992 | 160,000 | +488% |
| 1991 | 27,200 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 26,400 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 25,600 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 24,800 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 24,000 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 23,600 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 22,560 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 22,000 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 21,600 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 20,000 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 18,880 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 17,600 | −1.3% |
| 1979 | 17,840 | −2.2% |
| 1978 | 18,240 | −0.9% |
| 1977 | 18,400 | −5.3% |
| 1976 | 19,440 | −1.6% |
| 1975 | 19,760 | −1.2% |
| 1974 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 20,000 | −3.8% |
| 1972 | 20,800 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 20,160 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 19,200 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 18,560 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 18,000 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 17,200 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 16,400 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 15,600 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 14,800 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 14,400 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 14,400 | +13% |
| 1961 | 12,800 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of donkey meat in China?
China produced 47,876 t in 2024, 64.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of donkey meat?
China was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Niger.
How has the production of donkey meat in China changed?
It fell by 75% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −65% for the world. The record was 194,000 t in 2015.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for China is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.