Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Nepal
Nepal: Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 263,904 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Nepal stood at 263,904 An.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Nepal peaked at 385,000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 190,000 An, in 1961.
That places Nepal 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 190,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 196,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 200,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 205,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 210,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 215,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 220,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 220,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 225,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 230,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 235,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 238,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 240,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 245,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 250,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 255,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 255,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 260,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 263,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 266,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 270,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 275,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 283,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 293,000 An | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 306,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 319,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 322,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 325,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 330,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 335,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 340,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 357,210 An | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 320,000 An | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 322,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 341,039 An | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 320,000 An | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 330,000 An | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 335,132 An | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 320,000 An | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 328,032 An | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 330,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 324,417 An | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 340,000 An | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 323,678 An | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 322,422 An | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 320,359 An | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 319,962 An | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 380,000 An | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 382,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 385,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 316,415 An | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 316,598 An | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 320,670 An | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 321,856 An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 321,448 An | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 321,044 An | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 323,517 An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 319,457 An | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 311,879 An | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 216,320 An | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 263,904 An | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204,000 An | 190,000 An | 220,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 236,800 An | 220,000 An | 255,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,000 An | 255,000 An | 319,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 331,225 An | 320,000 An | 357,210 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 327,404 An | 320,000 An | 340,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,499 An | 316,415 An | 385,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,015 An | 216,320 An | 323,517 An | 5 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.56 (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Nepal?
- Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Nepal was 263,904 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 385,000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,000 An in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, published as part of Raw milk of sheep — 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.