Sheep — Stocks in Nepal
Nepal: Sheep — Stocks was 50,185 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Nepal is 50,185 LSU, measured in 2023. 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 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Nepal peaked at 91,888 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 50,185 LSU, in 2023.
That places Nepal 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Nepal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 56,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 57,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 58,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 59,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 60,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 61,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 62,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 63,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 64,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 65,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 66,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 67,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 68,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 69,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 70,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 71,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 72,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 73,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 74,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 75,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 76,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 77,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 78,515 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 80,798 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 83,662 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 87,316 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 91,047 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 89,230 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 90,649 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 91,237 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 91,128 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91,397 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 91,888 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 85,900 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 86,958 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 86,914 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 85,516 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 85,191 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 85,017 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 84,014 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 82,829 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 82,419 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 81,673 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 81,208 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 81,362 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80,948 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 80,299 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 80,137 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80,507 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80,727 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80,954 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78,922 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 78,929 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80,066 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80,198 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80,075 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79,889 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 80,608 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 79,372 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 77,120 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 50,185 LSU | -34.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 50,185 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 50,185 LSU is above the median for South Asia, which is 50,185 LSU, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks 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% | 77,120 LSU | 50,185 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,111 LSU | 55,000 LSU | 62,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 67,500 LSU | 63,000 LSU | 72,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,634 LSU | 73,000 LSU | 91,047 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,082 LSU | 85,516 LSU | 91,888 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,496 LSU | 80,299 LSU | 85,191 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,040 LSU | 78,922 LSU | 80,954 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,821 LSU | 50,185 LSU | 80,608 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 — stocks in Nepal?
- Sheep — stocks in Nepal was 50,185 LSU 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 91,888 LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,185 LSU in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for sheep — stocks?
- Nepal ranks 100th out of 180 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
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.