Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Nepal
Nepal: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 236,507 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal stood at 236,507 1000 An.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 355.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal peaked at 333,371 1000 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,408 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Nepal 51st 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,408 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,508 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 4,608 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 4,708 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4,808 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 4,808 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,008 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 5,008 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,108 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 5,208 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,420 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 5,525 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 5,630 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 5,740 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 5,845 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 5,965 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 6,085 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6,205 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6,435 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 6,555 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 6,625 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 6,695 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6,775 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 7,245 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 6,885 1000 An | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 7,198 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 7,912 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 8,157 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 8,477 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 10,870 1000 An | +28.2% |
| 1991 | 11,260 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 11,363 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11,380 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 11,580 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11,650 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 12,060 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 13,165 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 13,965 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 14,770 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 15,370 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 15,860 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 16,850 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 17,740 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 19,019 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 18,820 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 19,120 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19,720 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 20,310 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 20,410 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20,510 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 42,800 1000 An | +108.7% |
| 2012 | 47,300 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 51,900 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 51,910 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52,665 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 72,045 1000 An | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 75,052 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 78,554 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 82,816 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 333,371 1000 An | +302.5% |
| 2021 | 296,826 1000 An | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 268,239 1000 An | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 263,566 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 236,507 1000 An | -10.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 236,507 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,964 1000 An, 4.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 236,507 1000 An is above the median for South Asia, which is 236,507 1000 An, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 | +302.5% | 82,816 1000 An | 333,371 1000 An |
| 2011 | +108.7% | 20,510 1000 An | 42,800 1000 An |
| 2016 | +36.8% | 52,665 1000 An | 72,045 1000 An |
| 1990 | +28.2% | 8,477 1000 An | 10,870 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,775 1000 An | 4,408 1000 An | 5,108 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,806 1000 An | 5,208 1000 An | 6,435 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,252 1000 An | 6,555 1000 An | 8,477 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,206 1000 An | 10,870 1000 An | 14,770 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,322 1000 An | 15,370 1000 An | 20,410 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,555 1000 An | 20,510 1000 An | 82,816 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,702 1000 An | 236,507 1000 An | 333,371 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Nepal was 236,507 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 333,371 1000 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,408 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.6%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.