Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0169 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks, per capita in Nepal stood at 0.0169 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0533 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 An per person, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 129th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0533 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0523 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0522 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0521 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0519 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0517 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0515 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0512 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.051 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0507 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0504 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.05 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0497 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0494 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.049 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0487 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0483 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0478 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0474 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0469 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0465 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.046 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0455 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0451 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0449 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0452 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0458 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0468 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0478 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0457 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0452 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0443 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.043 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0421 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0378 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0375 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0367 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0354 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0347 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0341 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0332 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.031 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0306 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.03 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0293 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0285 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0281 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0278 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0269 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.026 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 An per person | -34.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0169 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0169 An per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0169 An per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -34.9% | 0.026 An per person | 0.0169 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0519 An per person | 0.051 An per person | 0.0533 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0491 An per person | 0.0474 An per person | 0.0507 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 An per person | 0.0449 An per person | 0.0478 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0409 An per person | 0.0354 An per person | 0.0457 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0317 An per person | 0.0296 An per person | 0.0347 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 An per person | 0.0281 An per person | 0.0293 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 An per person | 0.0169 An per person | 0.0278 An per person | 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 — stocks, per capita in Nepal?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Nepal was 0.0169 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 An per person in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. 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 Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks 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 — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.