Meat of Asses, Fresh or Chilled Consumption by Country
China ranked first in 2023, with 55,160 tonnes of ass meat available for human consumption, representing 72.4 percent of the 76,157-tonne total reported by eight countries. Niger ranked second at 12,877 tonnes, followed by Senegal at 3,237 tonnes. Mauritania had the highest reported daily food supply per person, at 1.58 grams. These figures measure food available for human consumption, not the amount actually eaten.
Mauritania placed fourth by volume at 2,893 tonnes, and the three leading countries together accounted for about 93.6 percent of the listed 2023 total, with China alone supplying roughly 72.4 percent. China lost 7,187 tonnes between 2022 and 2023, down 11.5 percent to 55,160 tonnes. Argentina lost 139 tonnes, down 73.2 percent to 51 tonnes, and Lesotho shed 23.79 tonnes, down 39.4 percent. Burkina Faso added 62 tonnes, up 3.4 percent, Mauritania added 91 tonnes, up 3.2 percent, and Niger added 463 tonnes, up 3.7 percent. The 8 countries present in both years eased from 82,853 tonnes to 76,157 tonnes, down 6,696 tonnes, or 8.1 percent, with no departures and no arrivals. Between 2019 and 2023, the 7 countries present in both years fell from 112,355 tonnes to 76,120 tonnes, down 36,235 tonnes, or 32.3 percent. China recorded the largest decline, losing 39,076 tonnes, down 41.5 percent. Argentina shed 104 tonnes, down 67.1 percent, and Senegal gave up 41 tonnes, down 1.3 percent. Mauritania added 455 tonnes, up 18.7 percent, Burkina Faso added 796 tonnes, and Niger added 1,746 tonnes, up 15.7 percent. Lesotho reported no 2019 value, so it sits outside this comparison. Mauritania recorded 1.58 grams a day in 2023, ahead of Niger at 1.35 grams in second and Senegal at 0.49 grams in third. Burkina Faso sat fourth at 0.23 grams. Mauritania therefore ranks first per person even though its national total is well below China's. Meat of asses, fresh or chilled, available for human consumption is recorded in tonnes and in grams per person per day for each reporting country over 2019-2023. Annual totals sum reporting countries only, and the listed total is not a world figure that includes regional aggregates. Total tonnage shows the scale of reported food supply, while grams per person per day adjust the figures for population size. This table records no reported zero and no blank cell in 2023; Lesotho is the only row without a 2019 value. A reported zero would be retained as a value, while a blank cell means missing data. The data come from FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, using element 5141 for food supply quantity in tonnes and element 665 for food supply quantity in grams per capita per day, for meat of asses, fresh or chilled, over 2019-2023. Of the 8 country rows, all reported a value in 2023. Comparisons between two years use only countries with values at both endpoints, which gives 8 countries for 2022-2023 and 7 for 2019-2023, and the country count and both totals come from that shared set. Percentage changes use the earlier year's value as the base and are not calculated when the base-year value is zero. Reported zeros are kept as values, blank cells are treated as missing data, and values under 1,000 tonnes are shown to two decimal places.
Meat of Asses, Fresh or Chilled Consumption
1
55.16K
0.11
2
12.88K
1.35
3
3.24K
0.49
4
2.89K
1.58
5
1.9K
0.23
6
51
0
7
36.51
0.04
8
6.2
0
China's Ass Meat Supply Declines in 2023
Ass Meat Supply Falls Over Five Years
Mauritania Leads in Ass Meat Supply per Person
What the Ass Meat Data Measures
Meat of Asses, Fresh or Chilled Consumption by Country
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1
94.24K
0.18
79.88K
0.15
85.26K
0.16
62.35K
0.12
55.16K
0.11
2
11.13K
1.33
11.55K
1.33
11.96K
1.34
12.41K
1.34
12.88K
1.35
3
3.28K
0.55
3.12K
0.51
3.13K
0.5
3.2K
0.5
3.24K
0.49
4
2.44K
1.5
2.46K
1.46
2.51K
1.45
2.8K
1.57
2.89K
1.58
5
1.1K
0.14
2.11K
0.27
1.78K
0.22
1.83K
0.22
1.9K
0.23
6
155
0.01
162
0.01
164
0.01
190
0.01
51
0
7
-
-
25
0.03
30
0.04
60.3
0.07
36.51
0.04
8
16.85
0
4.35
0
5
0
3.58
0
6.2
0
Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country reported the most ass meat in 2023?
China ranked first with 55,160 tonnes, accounting for 72.4 percent of the total reported by the eight countries in that year overall in this file.
Which country ranks first per person?
Mauritania led at 1.58 grams per person per day, ahead of Niger at 1.35 grams and Senegal at 0.49 grams in the 2023 figures for the file.
How did ass meat supply change between 2019 and 2023?
The combined total for the seven countries reporting in both years fell by 32.3 percent, from 112,355 tonnes to 76,120 tonnes over that five-year period.
Do these figures show how much people actually ate?
No. They measure food available for human consumption, not actual individual intake, so they describe availability rather than what each person ate in each country.
How far did the listed total fall in the latest year?
The eight-country total eased from 82,853 tonnes to 76,157 tonnes, down 6,696 tonnes, or 8.1 percent, with China recording the largest decline by tonnage there.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
Sources
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Updated: 12.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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