Number of cattle in Nepal
Nepal: Number of cattle was 5.20 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of cattle in Nepal stood at 5.20 million animals.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Nepal peaked at 7.47 million animals in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.75 million animals, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 52nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.92 million animals | 5.80 million animals | 6.23 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.55 million animals | 6.30 million animals | 6.85 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.58 million animals | 6.28 million animals | 6.95 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.65 million animals | 6.24 million animals | 7.05 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.02 million animals | 6.95 million animals | 7.18 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 million animals | 7.20 million animals | 7.39 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 million animals | 4.75 million animals | 7.47 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Nepal?
- Number of cattle in Nepal was 5.20 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 million animals in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 million animals in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for number of cattle?
- Nepal ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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