Cattle meat per animal in Nepal
Nepal: Cattle meat per animal was 85 kilograms per animal in 1990. ▬ Flat
Cattle meat per animal in Nepal, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 1990, cattle meat per animal in Nepal stood at 85 kilograms per animal. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat per animal in Nepal peaked at 85 kilograms per animal in 1961 and was at its lowest, 85 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 194th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cattle meat per animal in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 85 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 85 kilograms per animal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 163.5 kilograms per animal, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 85 kilograms per animal is above the median for South Asia, which is 85 kilograms per animal, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 85 kilograms per animal | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 cattle meat per animal in Nepal?
- Cattle meat per animal in Nepal was 85 kilograms per animal in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle meat per animal recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 85 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle meat per animal recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for cattle meat per animal?
- Nepal ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 1990.
- Is cattle meat per animal rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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