Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nepal
Nepal: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 1.32 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nepal is 1.32 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nepal peaked at 2.38 An per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.26 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 101st of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.47 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.56 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.63 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.86 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 2.23 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.28 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.25 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.25 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.24 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.19 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.17 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.13 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.13 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.13 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | -34.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.32 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.32 An per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.32 An per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -34.9% | 2.03 An per square kilometre | 1.32 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 1.26 An per square kilometre | 1.45 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 An per square kilometre | 1.47 An per square kilometre | 1.68 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 An per square kilometre | 1.66 An per square kilometre | 2.33 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 An per square kilometre | 2.22 An per square kilometre | 2.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 An per square kilometre | 2.1 An per square kilometre | 2.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 2.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 An per square kilometre | 1.32 An per square kilometre | 2.12 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 98 Dominican Republic 1.58 An per square kilometre compare
- 99 Egypt 1.37 An per square kilometre compare
- 100 Lesotho 1.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 102 Guatemala 1.26 An per square kilometre compare
- 103 Libya 1.11 An per square kilometre compare
- 104 Singapore 1.1 An per square kilometre 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nepal?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nepal was 1.32 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.