What is meat supply per person in Nepal?

Meat supply per person in Nepal was 14.48 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 19.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 6.05 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Nepal rank for meat supply per person?

Nepal ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Nepal

Name: Meat supply per person in Nepal
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Meat supply per person was 14.48 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.48 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 16.1%

World rank

166th

of 191 countries

All-time high

19.06 kilograms per year per capita

in 2020

All-time low

6.05 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Nepal, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 14.48 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Nepal peaked at 19.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.05 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Nepal 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	6.26 kilograms per year per capita	6.05 kilograms per year per capita	6.42 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	7.17 kilograms per year per capita	6.49 kilograms per year per capita	7.81 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	9.29 kilograms per year per capita	8.19 kilograms per year per capita	9.59 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	9.36 kilograms per year per capita	9.03 kilograms per year per capita	9.65 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	10.05 kilograms per year per capita	9.67 kilograms per year per capita	10.74 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	12.89 kilograms per year per capita	10.92 kilograms per year per capita	16.6 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	17.12 kilograms per year per capita	14.48 kilograms per year per capita	19.06 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Nepal

163 Guinea 15.18 kilograms per year per capita compare
164 Cameroon 14.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
165 Bhutan 14.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
168 Guinea-Bissau 14.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
169 North Korea 13.81 kilograms per year per capita compare

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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)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Nepal?: Meat supply per person in Nepal was 14.48 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 19.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 6.05 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Nepal rank for meat supply per person?: Nepal ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.