Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Nepal
Nepal: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 1.25 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Nepal is 1.25 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 47.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Nepal peaked at 1.67 million An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 199,000 An, in 1961.
That places Nepal 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 200,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 228,000 An | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 228,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 235,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 225,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 235,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 240,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 244,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 255,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 282,000 An | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 318,000 An | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 333,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 367,000 An | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 412,000 An | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 450,000 An | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 500,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 534,000 An | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 550,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 625,000 An | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 625,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 595,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 652,000 An | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 686,000 An | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 678,932 An | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 690,158 An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 724,796 An | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 735,156 An | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 744,716 An | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 746,563 An | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 750,253 An | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 751,920 An | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 755,996 An | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 786,001 An | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 811,182 An | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 820,920 An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 857,420 An | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 882,140 An | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 896,415 An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 910,753 An | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 936,811 An | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 958,530 An | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 988,035 An | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million An | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million An | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million An | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million An | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million An | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million An | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million An | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million An | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million An | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million An | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million An | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million An | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million An | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million An | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.64 million An | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.63 million An | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.67 million An | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 851,272 An | -48.9% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million An | +47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 226,000 An | 199,000 An | 244,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 400,100 An | 255,000 An | 550,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 675,676 An | 595,000 An | 744,716 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 805,881 An | 746,563 An | 896,415 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million An | 910,753 An | 1.21 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million An | 1.25 million An | 1.56 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million An | 851,272 An | 1.67 million 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 raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Nepal?
- Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Nepal was 1.25 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million An in 2022.
- What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,000 An in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
- Nepal ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals. 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.