Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Nepal
Nepal: Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight was 766 g/An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Nepal stood at 766 g/An.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Nepal peaked at 868 g/An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 743 g/An, in 1987.
Nepal ranks 181st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Nepal, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 795 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 800 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 804 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 787 g/An | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 792 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 792 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800 g/An | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 804 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 808 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 796 g/An | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 800 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 803 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 789 g/An | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 792 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 795 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 799 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 802 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 807 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 802 g/An | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 803 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 797 g/An | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 798 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 755 g/An | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 796 g/An | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 796 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 743 g/An | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 771 g/An | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 770 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 838 g/An | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 834 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 826 g/An | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 832 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 826 g/An | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 831 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 828 g/An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 833 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 837 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 842 g/An | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 843 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 854 g/An | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 855 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 847 g/An | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 847 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 834 g/An | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 828 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 830 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 830 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 827 g/An | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 817 g/An | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 848 g/An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 858 g/An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 829 g/An | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 835 g/An | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 868 g/An | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 767 g/An | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 766 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 769 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 764 g/An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 766 g/An | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 766 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 766 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 766 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 766 g/An | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 766 g/An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,056 g/An, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 766 g/An is below the median for South Asia, which is 937 g/An, 82% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 797.11 g/An | 787 g/An | 804 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 799.1 g/An | 789 g/An | 808 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 783.1 g/An | 743 g/An | 803 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 832.7 g/An | 826 g/An | 842 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 839.5 g/An | 827 g/An | 855 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 812.1 g/An | 764 g/An | 868 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 766 g/An | 766 g/An | 766 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 178 Oman 795 g/An compare
- 179 North Macedonia 792 g/An compare
- 180 Ghana 769 g/An compare
- 182 Bangladesh 750 g/An compare
- 183 Tonga 733 g/An compare
- 184 Sao Tome and Principe 724 g/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 meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Nepal?
- Meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Nepal was 766 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 868 g/An in 2015.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 743 g/An in 1987.
- How does Nepal rank for meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight?
- Nepal ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.