Mules and Hinnies Population by Country

Morocco remained sixth in the 2024 ranking, while its population fell by 35,757 head from 2023. China recorded a larger decline of 212,800 head over the 2020–2024 period. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Mules and hinnies, 2020-2024, reporting stocks quantity in head. The table lists 67 countries; 65 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 7,519,986 head. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Mexico reported 2.85 times as many as Brazil: 3,292,654 head against 1,155,776, while China ranks third with 410,000 head, 745,776 head behind Brazil. The top two hold 59.2 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 410,000 and 391,103 head respectively.

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#	Country	2024
1	Mexico MX	3,292,654
2	Brazil BR	1,155,776
3	China CN	410,000
4	Ethiopia ET	391,103
5	Peru PE	311,479
6	Morocco MA	291,023
7	Pakistan PK	214,000
8	Iran IR	185,430
9	Colombia CO	170,116
10	Haiti HT	150,015
11	Dominican Republic DO	147,806
12	India IN	92,700
13	Bolivia BO	83,178
14	Tunisia TN	82,277
15	Venezuela VE	72,000
16	Honduras HN	70,215
17	Ecuador EC	54,076
18	Argentina AR	44,630
19	Guatemala GT	37,350
20	Libya LY	33,119
21	El Salvador SV	23,816
22	Afghanistan AF	23,784
23	Somalia SO	22,548
24	Cuba CU	20,051
25	South Africa ZA	16,068
26	Türkiye TR	13,856
27	Algeria DZ	11,232
28	Paraguay PY	10,748
29	Iraq IQ	10,286
30	Jamaica JM	10,000
31	Namibia NA	6,799
32	Chile CL	6,701
33	Costa Rica CR	4,933
34	Bhutan BT	4,561
35	Belize BZ	4,534
36	Uruguay UY	4,125
37	Canada CA	4,000
38	Lebanon LB	3,997
39	Egypt EG	3,279
40	Botswana BW	3,275
41	Puerto Rico PR	2,622
42	Panama PA	2,317
43	Trinidad and Tobago TT	2035
44	Barbados BB	2000
45	Cape Verde CV	1950
46	Syria SY	1915
47	Israel IL	1600
48	Lesotho LS	1519
49	Zimbabwe ZW	1240
50	Saint Lucia LC	1109
51	Myanmar MM	1057
52	Switzerland CH	758
53	Sudan SD	642
54	Kyrgyzstan KG	500
55	Jordan JO	466
56	Russia RU	154
57	Guyana GY	144
58	Eswatini SZ	114
59	Georgia GE	90
60	Thailand TH	53
61	Grenada GD	50
62	Azerbaijan AZ	40
63	Sao Tome and Principe ST	32
64	Mauritius MU	20
65	Armenia AM	19
66	Greece GR	-
67	Nicaragua NI	-

Mules and Hinnies Population by Country in 2024

Mexico had the largest population of mules and hinnies in the 2024 listed data, with 3,292,654 head, followed by Brazil with 1,155,776 and China with 410,000. Ethiopia ranked fourth with 391,103 head.

Mexico accounted for 43.8 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together accounted for 64.6 percent of the 7,519,986-head listed total. Mexico's 3,292,654 head alone was larger than Brazil's 1,155,776, which accounted for another 15.4 percent.

Mules and Hinnies Stocks Edge Down 0.4 Percent in 2024 as Morocco Falls

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (65 countries with data in both years) moved from 7,551,672 head to 7,519,986 head, a change of -31,686 head (-0.4 percent). The totals listed for each year were 7,601,756 head (67 reporters) and 7,519,986 head (65 reporters); 2 countries reporting in 2023 (Nicaragua, 48,417 head, and Greece, 1,667 head) did not report in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Morocco fell 35,757 head (down 10.9 percent), while Ethiopia added 33,704 head (up 9.4 percent) and China fell 28,100 head (down 6.4 percent).

Mules and Hinnies Stocks Fell 3.9 Percent Since 2020 as China and Morocco Record the Largest Declines

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (65 countries with data in both years) fell from 7,827,086 head to 7,519,986 head, a change of -307,100 head (-3.9 percent). The totals listed for each year were 7,878,806 head (67 reporters) and 7,519,986 head (65 reporters); 2 reporters present in 2020 (Nicaragua, 48,320 head, and Greece, 3,400 head) are absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. China fell 212,800 head (down 34.2 percent) and Morocco 95,977 head (down 24.8 percent), while India added 49,740 head (up 115.8 percent).

Mexico had the largest population of mules and hinnies among the 65 countries reporting a 2024 quantity, with 3,292,654 head. Brazil ranked second with 1,155,776 head, followed by China with 410,000 and Ethiopia with 391,103. Mexico alone accounted for 43.8 percent of the 7,519,986-head 2024 listed total, while the top three countries accounted for 64.6 percent.

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	Mexico	3,290,683	3,290,757	3,291,288	3,291,971	3,292,654
2	Brazil	1,183,524	1,170,827	1,170,602	1,163,189	1,155,776
3	China	622,800	541,700	488,000	438,100	410,000
4	Ethiopia	382,784	378,155	357,743	357,399	391,103
5	Peru	307,736	310,018	310,434	310,958	311,479
6	Morocco	387,000	381,990	381,990	326,780	291,023
7	Pakistan	199,000	203,000	206,000	210,000	214,000
8	Iran	182,632	184,617	184,263	184,845	185,430
9	Colombia	209,827	176,605	175,609	172,863	170,116
10	Haiti	131,376	130,636	137,643	143,829	150,015
11	Dominican Republic	146,457	146,883	147,135	147,471	147,806
12	India	42,960	99,358	95,560	94,130	92,700
13	Bolivia	82,958	83,048	83,064	83,121	83,178
14	Tunisia	81,831	82,312	82,229	82,253	82,277
15	Venezuela	72,000	72,000	72,000	72,000	72,000
16	Honduras	70,159	70,160	70,176	70,195	70,215
17	Ecuador	63,013	66,913	61,914	54,067	54,076
18	Argentina	47,182	44,305	41,930	43,440	44,630
19	Guatemala	37,874	37,774	37,613	37,481	37,350
20	Libya	30,270	27,240	31,161	32,258	33,119
21	El Salvador	23,961	23,882	23,857	23,836	23,816
22	Afghanistan	23,854	24,008	23,922	23,852	23,784
23	Somalia	22,330	22,505	22,444	22,496	22,548
24	Cuba	26,000	19,300	21,600	20,200	20,051
25	South Africa	15,534	15,721	15,838	15,953	16,068
26	Türkiye	25,119	22,164	19,018	16,313	13,856
27	Algeria	17,305	17,518	16,518	12,880	11,232
28	Paraguay	10,482	10,666	10,718	10,733	10,748
29	Iraq	10,366	10,405	10,418	10,352	10,286
30	Jamaica	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000
31	Namibia	6,801	6,801	6,784	6,791	6,799
32	Chile	6,909	6,781	6,781	6,741	6,701
33	Costa Rica	4,916	4,920	4,937	4,935	4,933
34	Bhutan	4,629	4,648	4,628	4,595	4,561
35	Belize	4,586	4,561	4,550	4,542	4,534
36	Uruguay	4,090	4,104	4,106	4,116	4,125
37	Canada	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	4,000
38	Lebanon	4,154	4,108	4,082	4,040	3,997
39	Egypt	3,036	3,166	3,187	3,232	3,279
40	Botswana	3,294	3,272	3,270	3,272	3,275
41	Puerto Rico	2,609	2,616	2,617	2,620	2,622
42	Panama	2,254	2,323	2,321	2,319	2,317
43	Trinidad and Tobago	2017	2029	2029	2032	2035
44	Barbados	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000
45	Cape Verde	1919	1936	1938	1944	1950
46	Syria	2,123	2089	1770	1884	1915
47	Israel	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600
48	Lesotho	2,323	1463	1489	1504	1519
49	Zimbabwe	1228	1243	1238	1239	1240
50	Saint Lucia	1107	1109	1108	1108	1109
51	Myanmar	1093	1039	1048	1052	1057
52	Switzerland	749	771	752	755	758
53	Sudan	640	641	641	641	642
54	Kyrgyzstan	500	500	500	500	500
55	Jordan	746	690	596	531	466
56	Russia	157	139	152	160	154
57	Guyana	151	148	146	145	144
58	Eswatini	111	112	112	113	114
59	Georgia	92	91	91	90	90
60	Thailand	53	53	53	53	53
61	Grenada	50	50	50	50	50
62	Azerbaijan	57	55	54	38	40
63	Sao Tome and Principe	31	32	32	32	32
64	Mauritius	20	20	20	20	20
65	Armenia	24	25	17	13	19
66	Greece	3,400	2,615	1728	1667	-
67	Nicaragua	48,320	48,406	48,399	48,417	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products stocks quantity (Element 5111) for item Mules and hinnies, 2020-2024. For mules and hinnies stocks, quantities are shown as whole head. The 2024 mules and hinnies stocks ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the mules and hinnies stocks data, zero means a reported nil or negligible stock; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For mules and hinnies stocks changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Stocks record the standing herd, not a production flow.