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Number of cattle in Nepal

Number of cattle in Nepal was 5,198,388 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 9.4% from 2023. That is the 51st highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head5,198,388
Change on 2023+9.4%
Rank51st of 190Countries ranked
Series high7,466,8412021
Series low4,750,3292023

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Number of cattle in Nepal, 1961 to 2024

4M5M6M7M8M19611971198119912001201120241961: 5,800,000 head1962: 5,826,000 head1963: 5,830,000 head1964: 5,840,000 head1965: 5,850,000 head1966: 5,860,000 head1967: 5,985,000 head1968: 6,105,000 head1969: 6,226,000 head1970: 6,300,000 head1971: 6,350,000 head1972: 6,400,000 head1973: 6,450,000 head1974: 6,500,000 head1975: 6,550,000 head1976: 6,650,000 head1977: 6,703,000 head1978: 6,770,000 head1979: 6,850,000 head1980: 6,900,000 head1981: 6,930,000 head1982: 6,950,000 head1983: 6,750,000 head1984: 6,550,000 head1985: 6,356,994 head1986: 6,371,743 head1987: 6,362,930 head1988: 6,343,108 head1989: 6,284,918 head1990: 6,280,852 head1991: 6,254,819 head1992: 6,245,682 head1993: 6,237,231 head1994: 6,546,177 head1995: 6,837,913 head1996: 7,008,420 head1997: 7,024,780 head1998: 7,048,660 head1999: 7,030,698 head2000: 7,023,166 head2001: 6,982,664 head2002: 6,978,690 head2003: 6,953,584 head2004: 6,966,436 head2005: 6,994,463 head2006: 7,002,916 head2007: 7,044,279 head2008: 7,090,714 head2009: 7,175,198 head2010: 7,199,260 head2011: 7,226,050 head2012: 7,244,944 head2013: 7,274,022 head2014: 7,243,916 head2015: 7,241,743 head2016: 7,302,808 head2017: 7,347,487 head2018: 7,376,306 head2019: 7,385,035 head2020: 7,458,885 head2021: 7,466,841 head2022: 7,413,197 head2023: 4,750,329 head2024: 5,198,388 head4M5M6M7M8M19611983200520241961: 5,800,000 head1962: 5,826,000 head1963: 5,830,000 head1964: 5,840,000 head1965: 5,850,000 head1966: 5,860,000 head1967: 5,985,000 head1968: 6,105,000 head1969: 6,226,000 head1970: 6,300,000 head1971: 6,350,000 head1972: 6,400,000 head1973: 6,450,000 head1974: 6,500,000 head1975: 6,550,000 head1976: 6,650,000 head1977: 6,703,000 head1978: 6,770,000 head1979: 6,850,000 head1980: 6,900,000 head1981: 6,930,000 head1982: 6,950,000 head1983: 6,750,000 head1984: 6,550,000 head1985: 6,356,994 head1986: 6,371,743 head1987: 6,362,930 head1988: 6,343,108 head1989: 6,284,918 head1990: 6,280,852 head1991: 6,254,819 head1992: 6,245,682 head1993: 6,237,231 head1994: 6,546,177 head1995: 6,837,913 head1996: 7,008,420 head1997: 7,024,780 head1998: 7,048,660 head1999: 7,030,698 head2000: 7,023,166 head2001: 6,982,664 head2002: 6,978,690 head2003: 6,953,584 head2004: 6,966,436 head2005: 6,994,463 head2006: 7,002,916 head2007: 7,044,279 head2008: 7,090,714 head2009: 7,175,198 head2010: 7,199,260 head2011: 7,226,050 head2012: 7,244,944 head2013: 7,274,022 head2014: 7,243,916 head2015: 7,241,743 head2016: 7,302,808 head2017: 7,347,487 head2018: 7,376,306 head2019: 7,385,035 head2020: 7,458,885 head2021: 7,466,841 head2022: 7,413,197 head2023: 4,750,329 head2024: 5,198,388 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
20245,198,388
20234,750,329
20227,413,197
20217,466,841
20207,458,885
20197,385,035
20187,376,306
20177,347,487
20167,302,808
20157,241,743
20147,243,916
20137,274,022
20127,244,944
20117,226,050
20107,199,260
20097,175,198
20087,090,714
20077,044,279
20067,002,916
20056,994,463
20046,966,436
20036,953,584
20026,978,690
20016,982,664
20007,023,166
19997,030,698
19987,048,660
19977,024,780
19967,008,420
19956,837,913
19946,546,177
19936,237,231
19926,245,682
19916,254,819
19906,280,852
19896,284,918
19886,343,108
19876,362,930
19866,371,743
19856,356,994
19846,550,000 Estimated
19836,750,000 Estimated
19826,950,000
19816,930,000
19806,900,000 Estimated
19796,850,000 Estimated
19786,770,000
19776,703,000
19766,650,000
19756,550,000
19746,500,000 Estimated
19736,450,000 Estimated
19726,400,000 Estimated
19716,350,000 Estimated
19706,300,000 Estimated
19696,226,000
19686,105,000
19675,985,000
19665,860,000
19655,850,000 Estimated
19645,840,000 Estimated
19635,830,000 Estimated
19625,826,000
19615,800,000 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Nepal, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Nepal, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/nepal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Nepal, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/nepal.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Nepal, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/nepal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Nepal, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/nepal. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the number of cattle in Nepal?

Number of cattle in Nepal was 5,198,388 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 9.4% from 2023. That is the 51st highest of 190 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of cattle in Nepal?

7,466,841 head in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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