Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0248 animals per person in 1990. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nepal, 1961–1990
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0248 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0307 animals per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 animals per person, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 101st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0281 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0283 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0283 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0283 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0287 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0292 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0297 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0299 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.03 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.03 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0301 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0302 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0302 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0305 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0305 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0306 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0307 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0306 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0305 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0302 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0287 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0276 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0265 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0261 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0259 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0248 animals per person | -1.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0248 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0248 animals per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0162 animals per person, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0286 animals per person | 0.0281 animals per person | 0.0297 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0303 animals per person | 0.0299 animals per person | 0.0307 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0278 animals per person | 0.0251 animals per person | 0.0306 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 animals per person | 0.0248 animals per person | 0.0248 animals per person | 1 |
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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nepal?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nepal was 0.0248 animals per person in 1990, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 animals per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 animals per person in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 190 countries with data for 1990.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.