Chickens — Stocks in Nepal
Nepal: Chickens — Stocks was 56,916 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, chickens — stocks in Nepal stood at 56,916 1000 An.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Nepal peaked at 82,599 1000 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,200 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Nepal 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,200 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,300 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 4,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,400 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 4,500 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 4,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,600 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 4,600 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,700 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 4,800 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 5,000 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 5,100 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5,200 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5,200 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,300 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5,400 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5,400 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,500 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 5,600 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 5,700 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5,800 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 5,800 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,850 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 6,500 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 8,920 1000 An | +37.2% |
| 1986 | 9,311 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 9,528 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 9,784 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 10,159 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 13,113 1000 An | +29.1% |
| 1991 | 13,559 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 13,496 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 13,600 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 13,855 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 14,064 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14,521 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 15,577 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 16,665 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 17,797 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 18,620 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 19,790 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 21,370 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 22,261 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 23,024 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22,790 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 23,221 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23,925 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 24,666 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 24,481 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25,760 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 39,531 1000 An | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 45,171 1000 An | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 47,959 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 48,079 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50,195 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 68,631 1000 An | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 70,007 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 72,245 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 75,709 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 82,599 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 73,418 1000 An | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 66,803 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 65,205 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 56,916 1000 An | -12.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 56,916 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,740 1000 An, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 56,916 1000 An is above the median for South Asia, which is 56,916 1000 An, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +53.5% | 25,760 1000 An | 39,531 1000 An |
| 1985 | +37.2% | 6,500 1000 An | 8,920 1000 An |
| 2016 | +36.7% | 50,195 1000 An | 68,631 1000 An |
| 1990 | +29.1% | 10,159 1000 An | 13,113 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,456 1000 An | 4,200 1000 An | 4,700 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,250 1000 An | 4,800 1000 An | 5,600 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,735 1000 An | 5,700 1000 An | 10,159 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,625 1000 An | 13,113 1000 An | 17,797 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,415 1000 An | 18,620 1000 An | 24,666 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,329 1000 An | 25,760 1000 An | 75,709 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,988 1000 An | 56,916 1000 An | 82,599 1000 An | 5 |
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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 chickens — stocks in Nepal?
- Chickens — stocks in Nepal was 56,916 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 82,599 1000 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,200 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for chickens — stocks?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Stocks. 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.