Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Nepal
Nepal: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 138,271 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Nepal stood at 138,271 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Nepal peaked at 194,090 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40,250 t, in 1961.
That places Nepal 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Nepal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,250 t | — |
| 1962 | 40,930 t | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 43,505 t | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 44,100 t | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 45,142 t | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 44,870 t | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 46,775 t | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 48,280 t | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 49,685 t | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 51,520 t | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 54,385 t | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 57,650 t | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 60,000 t | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 63,350 t | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 68,115 t | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 71,720 t | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 76,570 t | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 80,090 t | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 82,610 t | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 90,460 t | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 101,225 t | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 113,905 t | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 118,715 t | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 122,120 t | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 125,708 t | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 128,160 t | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 129,934 t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 132,924 t | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 134,558 t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 135,618 t | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 95,312 t | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 96,013 t | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 96,574 t | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 100,383 t | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 104,070 t | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 104,830 t | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 113,482 t | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 117,350 t | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 119,562 t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 121,769 t | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 124,848 t | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 127,945 t | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 130,791 t | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 133,600 t | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 138,953 t | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 142,040 t | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 147,031 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 151,690 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 156,627 t | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 162,213 t | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 167,868 t | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 172,414 t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 175,132 t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 173,906 t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 174,012 t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 175,005 t | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 180,080 t | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 185,180 t | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 188,574 t | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 189,517 t | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 188,172 t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 194,090 t | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 116,503 t | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 138,271 t | +18.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 138,271 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64,981 t, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 138,271 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 138,271 t, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -40.0% | 194,090 t | 116,503 t |
| 1991 | -29.7% | 135,618 t | 95,312 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,837 t | 40,250 t | 49,685 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,601 t | 51,520 t | 82,610 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,771 t | 90,460 t | 134,558 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,319 t | 95,312 t | 135,618 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,529 t | 121,769 t | 156,627 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,438 t | 162,213 t | 188,574 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,311 t | 116,503 t | 194,090 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 61 Sweden 140,970 t compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 140,473 t compare
- 63 Myanmar 138,981 t compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 136,146 t compare
- 66 Algeria 135,000 t compare
- 67 South Sudan 132,346 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Nepal?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Nepal was 138,271 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 194,090 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,250 t in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
- Nepal ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.