Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nepal
Nepal: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 24.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 24.5% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nepal peaked at 30.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1982.
Nepal ranks 117th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.1% | — |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 13.1% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 12.2% | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 11.7% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 11.6% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 24.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 24.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.1%, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +32.2% | 15.4% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 24.5% | 30.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1232 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nepal?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nepal was 24.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Nepal ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.