Donkey in Minecraft

Donkey

PassiveOverworldJava 26.3

The Donkey is a passive mob with 53 HP (26.5 ♥). It drops Leather, gives 1–3 XP and spawns in Meadow, Plains, Sunflower Plains. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
5326.5 ♥ hearts
XP dropped
1–3
Spawns in
Meadow+5 more biomes
Drops
Leather66.7%

Donkey stats

Game data
HP
53 × 26.5
Movement speed
0.175
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
1.4 × 1.5 blocks
XP when killed
1–3Babies 0
Immune to fire
No

What does the Donkey drop?

Calculated

Exact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.

ItemChanceLooting 1Looting 2Looting 3CountAverage
Leather66.7%83.3%91.7%94.4%1–51

XP and player-only drops need the player to have hit the mob within the last 5 seconds. Armor and weapons a mob spawned with drop separately (8.5% per item, +1% per Looting level).

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Where does the Donkey spawn?

Game data

On Grass Block, light > 8

Where does the Donkey spawn?
BiomesGroupWeightSharePack size
Animals120%1–2
Animals12.17%1–3
Animals11.47%–1.92%1

Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).

Donkey behaviour

Game data

Never attacks

Breeding, taming & riding

Breeds with
Tamed with
Mount until it accepts: random(100) < temper; each failed ride +5 temper; feeding raises temper
Rideable
Yes, with a saddle

Good to know

  • Can carry a chest
  • Max health 15–30 random; speed fixed 0.175
  • Donkey + horse = mule
  • Safe fall distance 6 blocks, fall damage ×0.5 (all horse-type mobs)

Advancements with the Donkey

Donkey ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:donkey. Spawn egg: Donkey Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:donkey ~ ~ ~

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

The Donkey is a passive mob with 53 health. It spawns in Meadow, Plains, Sunflower Plains. Killing it drops Leather. Each kill gives 1–3 XP.

See Also

All Minecraft mobsMeadowEnchantmentsBiomes
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Donkey FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Donkey have?

The Donkey has 53 health points, which is 26.5 hearts, and 0 armor.

What does the Donkey drop?

Leather (66.7%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 1–3 XP.

Where does the Donkey spawn?

It spawns naturally in 6 biomes, most often in Meadow, Plains, Sunflower Plains.

How do you tame a Donkey?

Feed it Wheat, Sugar, Hay Bale, Apple. Mount until it accepts: random(100) < temper; each failed ride +5 temper; feeding raises temper

What do you feed a Donkey to breed it?

Two adults bred with Golden Carrot, Golden Apple, Enchanted Golden Apple make a baby.