Daily meat consumption per person in Nepal
Nepal: Daily meat consumption per person was 39.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.67
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
166th
of 191 countries
All-time high
52.22
in 2020
All-time low
16.58
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily meat consumption per person in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily meat consumption per person in Nepal is 39.67, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in Nepal peaked at 52.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.58, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.16 | 16.58 | 17.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.65 | 17.77 | 21.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.45 | 22.45 | 26.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.64 | 24.73 | 26.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.52 | 26.5 | 29.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.32 | 29.92 | 45.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9 | 39.67 | 52.22 | 4 |
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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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.56 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.56 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily meat consumption per person in Nepal?
- Daily meat consumption per person in Nepal was 39.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.58 in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- Nepal ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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