Meat of Mules, Fresh or Chilled Consumption by Country
China accounted for 12,276 tonnes of mule meat available for human consumption in 2023, or 99.4 percent of the 12,356-tonne total reported by Argentina and China. Argentina contributed the remaining 80 tonnes. FAO data also report daily per-capita food supply, which is 0.02 grams in China and rounds to zero in Argentina. These figures describe food supply, not actual consumption.
Argentina placed second, and the two countries together account for the full listed total. China supplies nearly all of the recorded tonnage, while Argentina's share is a small fraction of one percent. China lost 306 tonnes between 2022 and 2023, down 2.4 percent to 12,276 tonnes. Argentina lost 57 tonnes, down 41.6 percent to 80 tonnes. The 2 countries present in both years eased from 12,719 tonnes to 12,356 tonnes, down 363 tonnes, or 2.9 percent, with no departures and no arrivals. Between 2019 and 2023, the same 2 countries rose from 12,266 tonnes to 12,356 tonnes, up 90 tonnes, or 0.7 percent. China added 134 tonnes, up 1.1 percent. Argentina lost 44 tonnes, down 35.5 percent. Both countries reported values at both endpoints. Mule meat for human consumption is recorded in tonnes and daily grams per person per day for Argentina and China over 2019-2023. Annual totals sum the two reporting rows. China's per-capita figure is 0.02 grams a day, a small but nonzero reported value, while Argentina's rounds to zero. Total tonnage and the per-person measure describe different aspects of the same recorded supply, and neither one shows how much people actually ate. FAO Supply Utilization Accounts report food supply quantity in tonnes under element 5141 and in grams per capita per day under element 665, for meat of mules, fresh or chilled, over 2019-2023. The 2023 total sums the reporting countries with available values. Year-to-year and five-year comparisons include only countries with values at both endpoints. 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 retained, while blanks are treated as missing data, and values under 1,000 tonnes are shown to two decimal places.
Meat of Mules, Fresh or Chilled Consumption
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China's Mule Meat Supply Declines in 2023
Mule Meat Supply Edges Up Over Five Years
What the Meat of Mules Data Covers
Meat of Mules, Fresh or Chilled Consumption by Country
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Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country leads mule meat supply?
China ranked first in 2023 with 12,276 tonnes, accounting for 99.4 percent of the total reported by the two countries in that year overall here.
How much mule meat did Argentina report?
Argentina reported 80 tonnes in 2023, down from 137 tonnes in 2022 and 124 tonnes in 2019, as the only other reporting country in the file.
Did total mule meat supply rise over five years?
Yes. The combined reported total increased by 90 tonnes, from 12,266 tonnes in 2019, which is a rise of 0.7 percent for the two countries together.
Do these figures measure how much people actually ate?
No. FAO food-supply figures describe food available for human consumption and do not directly measure actual intake by individuals in either reporting country listed here.
Why is per-capita supply shown as zero for Argentina?
FAO reports daily per-capita supply at low precision, so small national totals round to zero, while China records a small nonzero figure of 0.02 grams per day.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 12.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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