Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.2674 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nepal is 0.2674 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.2674 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1412 An per person, in 1995.
Nepal ranks 38th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1628 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1705 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1728 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1747 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1764 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1779 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1793 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1803 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1814 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1822 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1828 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1835 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1838 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1843 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1846 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1847 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1846 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1844 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1841 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1835 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.183 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1802 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1788 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1776 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1765 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1772 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1496 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1536 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1538 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1503 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1495 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1477 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1445 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1422 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1412 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1415 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1474 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1462 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1459 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1461 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1467 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1472 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1472 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.156 An per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1575 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1629 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1697 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1688 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1748 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1781 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1876 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1907 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1958 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1969 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1991 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2133 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2142 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2216 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2301 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2343 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2406 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2473 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.253 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2674 An per person | +5.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2674 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2674 An per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0842 An per person, 3.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1751 An per person | 0.1628 An per person | 0.1814 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1839 An per person | 0.1822 An per person | 0.1847 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1714 An per person | 0.1496 An per person | 0.1835 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1456 An per person | 0.1412 An per person | 0.1503 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1577 An per person | 0.1461 An per person | 0.1748 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2027 An per person | 0.1781 An per person | 0.2301 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2485 An per person | 0.2343 An per person | 0.2674 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 35 Uzbekistan 0.2811 An per person compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 0.2715 An per person compare
- 37 Senegal 0.269 An per person compare
- 39 Pakistan 0.2532 An per person compare
- 40 Central African Republic 0.247 An per person compare
- 41 China 0.2421 An per person 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nepal?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nepal was 0.2674 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2674 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1412 An per person in 1995.
- How does Nepal rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.