Chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0061 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal is 0.0061 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 289.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0088 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 tonnes per person, in 1985.
Nepal ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +117.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +297.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0061 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0061 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0035 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +297.7% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | +117.4% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +37.4% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1232 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Nepal was 0.0061 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 1985.
- How does Nepal rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.