Buffalo fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Nepal
Nepal: Buffalo fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 477,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Buffalo fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 477,000 An for buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal peaked at 802,193 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 120,000 An, in 1961.
That places Nepal 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Buffalo fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 120,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 120,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 137,000 An | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 137,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 141,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 135,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 141,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 144,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 146,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 153,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 169,000 An | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 190,000 An | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 200,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 220,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 250,000 An | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 270,000 An | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 300,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 320,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 330,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 375,000 An | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 406,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 357,000 An | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 391,000 An | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 412,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 426,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 434,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 437,637 An | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 442,746 An | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 450,420 An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 451,885 An | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 454,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 457,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 495,931 An | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 500,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 500,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 570,000 An | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 575,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 580,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 585,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 586,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 590,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 603,000 An | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 616,000 An | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 641,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 656,000 An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 678,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 690,000 An | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 712,600 An | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 737,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 763,000 An | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 783,700 An | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 796,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 800,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 802,193 An | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 762,207 An | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 707,139 An | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 711,928 An | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 701,223 An | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 691,595 An | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 674,419 An | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 667,722 An | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 399,349 An | -40.2% |
| 2024 | 477,000 An | +19.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 477,000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 333,252 An, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 477,000 An is above the median for South Asia, which is 88,727 An, 5.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 | -40.2% | 667,722 An | 399,349 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135,667 An | 120,000 An | 146,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 240,200 An | 153,000 An | 330,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 413,180 An | 357,000 An | 450,420 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 508,382 An | 451,885 An | 580,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 635,760 An | 585,000 An | 712,600 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 756,439 An | 701,223 An | 802,193 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 582,017 An | 399,349 An | 691,595 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 China 5.10 million An compare
- 3 Viet Nam 351,925 An compare
- 4 China, mainland 5.10 million An compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 200,680 An compare
- 5 Egypt 620,000 An compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 168,600 An compare
- 6 Türkiye 59,965 An compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22,334 An compare
- 7 Philippines 460,132 An compare
- 8 Myanmar 189,504 An compare
- 9 Italy 99,830 An compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 7,059 An 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 buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal?
- Buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal was 477,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 802,193 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,000 An in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buffalo fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Buffalo fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.