FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Mule meat production in China
In 2024 China produced 9,189 t of mule meat, the largest total in the world (92.2% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 82%. The record was 73,500 t in 1998.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 9,189 t
- World rank
- 1 of 2
- 10-year change
- −82%
- Record
- 73,500 t
- 1998
Mule meat in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,189 | −6.4% |
| 2023 | 9,819 | −10% |
| 2022 | 10,937 | −9.9% |
| 2021 | 12,141 | −20% |
| 2020 | 15,128 | −0.7% |
| 2019 | 15,228 | −12% |
| 2018 | 17,397 | −6.6% |
| 2017 | 18,627 | −41% |
| 2016 | 31,518 | −17% |
| 2015 | 38,000 | −24% |
| 2014 | 50,000 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 47,870 | −7.9% |
| 2012 | 52,000 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 52,300 | −3.3% |
| 2010 | 54,100 | −4.6% |
| 2009 | 56,700 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 54,300 | −6.4% |
| 2007 | 58,000 | −5.3% |
| 2006 | 61,250 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 60,210 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 58,336 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 58,313 | −0.4% |
| 2002 | 58,535 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 58,159 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | 58,244 | −1.6% |
| 1999 | 59,200 | −19% |
| 1998 | 73,500 | +26% |
| 1997 | 58,500 | −4.9% |
| 1996 | 61,500 | +20% |
| 1995 | 51,100 | +12% |
| 1994 | 45,520 | +57% |
| 1993 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 28,000 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 26,500 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 25,000 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 23,700 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 22,500 | +13% |
| 1986 | 20,000 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 18,500 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 17,000 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 11,000 | +10% |
| 1977 | 10,000 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 9,900 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 9,300 | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 8,600 | +15% |
| 1973 | 7,500 | +10% |
| 1972 | 6,800 | +13% |
| 1971 | 6,000 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 5,500 | +10% |
| 1969 | 5,000 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 4,600 | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 4,300 | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 4,000 | +11% |
| 1965 | 3,600 | +20% |
| 1964 | 3,000 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 2,850 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 2,500 | — |
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.