Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nepal
Nepal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.50 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Nepal stood at 1.50 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Nepal peaked at 1.50 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 415,000 LSU, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nepal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 415,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 430,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 436,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 442,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 448,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 454,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 460,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 466,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 472,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 478,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 484,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 490,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 496,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 502,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 508,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 514,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 520,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 526,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 532,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 538,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 544,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 550,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 556,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 562,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 566,749 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 582,427 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 592,656 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 608,420 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 621,282 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 621,594 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 627,344 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 631,816 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 636,299 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 643,862 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 656,794 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 664,214 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 679,154 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 694,920 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 705,978 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 717,706 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 732,855 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 744,700 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 762,015 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 780,406 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 797,025 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 823,371 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 866,124 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 894,536 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 927,608 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 964,554 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 999,151 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.42 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million LSU | +1.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.50 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.50 million LSU is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.50 million LSU, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447,000 LSU | 415,000 LSU | 472,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 505,000 LSU | 478,000 LSU | 532,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 572,153 LSU | 538,000 LSU | 621,282 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 656,198 LSU | 621,594 LSU | 705,978 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 804,635 LSU | 717,706 LSU | 927,608 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million LSU | 964,554 LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million LSU | 1.36 million LSU | 1.50 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Nepal?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Nepal was 1.50 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 415,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Nepal ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.