Sheep — Stocks in Nepal

Nepal: Sheep — Stocks was 501,849 An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
501,849 An
Change on year
down 34.9%
World rank
108th
of 192 countries
All-time high
918,885 An
in 1995
All-time low
501,849 An
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Nepal, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 501,849 An for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.9% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Nepal peaked at 918,885 An in 1995 and was at its lowest, 501,849 An, in 2023.

Nepal ranks 108th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 581,111 An 550,000 An 620,000 An 9
1970s 675,000 An 630,000 An 720,000 An 10
1980s 796,338 An 730,000 An 910,471 An 10
1990s 890,818 An 855,159 An 918,885 An 10
2000s 824,960 An 802,993 An 851,913 An 10
2010s 800,402 An 789,216 An 809,536 An 10
2020s 718,214 An 501,849 An 806,079 An 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 105 Myanmar 540,000 An compare
  2. 106 Ukraine 518,600 An compare
  3. 107 Zimbabwe 512,758 An compare
  4. 109 Israel 500,000 An compare
  5. 110 Guinea-Bissau 483,895 An compare
  6. 111 Djibouti 470,257 An compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Nepal?
Sheep — stocks in Nepal was 501,849 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 918,885 An in 1995.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 501,849 An in 2023.
How does Nepal rank for sheep — stocks?
Nepal ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 13,062 data points, 1961–2023
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