Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nepal

Nepal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.50 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.50 million LSU
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
46th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.50 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
415,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nepal, 1961–2023

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M196119922023

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 46th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Argentina 1.67 million LSU compare
  2. 44 Spain 1.59 million LSU compare
  3. 45 Ghana 1.52 million LSU compare
  4. 47 Senegal 1.47 million LSU compare
  5. 48 Peru 1.30 million LSU compare
  6. 49 Malawi 1.29 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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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 46th out of 203 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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.