Goats — Stocks in Nepal
Nepal: Goats — Stocks was 15.29 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in Nepal stood at 15.29 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Nepal peaked at 15.29 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million An, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 19th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.60 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.75 million An | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 3.80 million An | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 3.85 million An | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 3.90 million An | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.95 million An | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 4.00 million An | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 4.05 million An | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 4.10 million An | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 4.15 million An | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 4.20 million An | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 4.25 million An | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.30 million An | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4.35 million An | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 4.40 million An | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.45 million An | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.50 million An | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.55 million An | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 4.60 million An | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.65 million An | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.70 million An | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.75 million An | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.80 million An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.85 million An | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.88 million An | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.02 million An | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 5.09 million An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 5.21 million An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.30 million An | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.32 million An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.37 million An | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.41 million An | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.45 million An | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.52 million An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.65 million An | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.78 million An | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.92 million An | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.08 million An | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.20 million An | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.33 million An | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.48 million An | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.61 million An | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.79 million An | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.98 million An | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.15 million An | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.42 million An | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.85 million An | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.14 million An | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.47 million An | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.84 million An | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 9.19 million An | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.51 million An | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 9.79 million An | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.18 million An | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.25 million An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.99 million An | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 11.17 million An | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.65 million An | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.28 million An | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12.81 million An | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.44 million An | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.99 million An | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 14.54 million An | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 15.29 million An | +5.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 15.29 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.26 million An, 6.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 15.29 million An is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.29 million An, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.89 million An | 3.60 million An | 4.10 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.38 million An | 4.15 million An | 4.60 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.93 million An | 4.65 million An | 5.30 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.67 million An | 5.32 million An | 6.20 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.22 million An | 6.33 million An | 8.47 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 million An | 8.84 million An | 12.28 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.02 million An | 12.81 million An | 15.29 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.10 million An compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 145,192 An compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 138,130 An compare
- 17 Uganda 17.40 million An compare
- 18 South Sudan 15.67 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 34,544 An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4,926 An compare
- 19 Micronesia 4,926 An compare
- 20 Malawi 13.79 million An compare
- 21 Brazil 13.29 million An compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 5.45 million An compare
- 22 Somalia 11.30 million An compare
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 goats — stocks in Nepal?
- Goats — stocks in Nepal was 15.29 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million An in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for goats — stocks?
- Nepal ranks 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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, published as part of Goats — 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.