Number of pigs in Nepal

Number of pigs in Nepal was 1,497,411 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 10.3% from 2023. That is the 55th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head1,497,411

Change on 2023+10.3%

Rank55th of 171Countries ranked

Series high1,588,8382021

Series low177,0001964

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Number of pigs in Nepal, 1961 to 2024

head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	head
2024	1,497,411
2023	1,357,507
2022	1,504,624
2021	1,588,838
2020	1,519,593
2019	1,488,338
2018	1,435,369
2017	1,328,036
2016	1,291,308
2015	1,203,230
2014	1,190,138
2013	1,160,035
2012	1,137,489
2011	1,108,465
2010	1,064,858
2009	1,044,498
2008	1,013,359
2007	989,429
2006	960,827
2005	947,711
2004	935,076
2003	932,192
2002	934,461
2001	912,530
2000	877,681
1999	825,132
1998	765,718
1997	723,613
1996	670,340
1995	636,024
1994	612,027
1993	604,902
1992	598,955
1991	591,602
1990	574,197
1989	547,655
1988	516,059
1987	476,340
1986	455,724
1985	441,946
1984	420,000 Estimated
1983	400,000 Estimated
1982	456,000 Estimated
1981	380,000 Estimated
1980	375,000 Estimated
1979	370,000 Estimated
1978	364,000
1977	348,000
1976	325,000
1975	315,000
1974	310,000 Estimated
1973	300,000 Estimated
1972	300,000 Estimated
1971	300,000 Estimated
1970	320,000 Estimated
1969	320,000
1968	313,000
1967	307,000
1966	300,000
1965	250,000 Estimated
1964	177,000
1963	180,000 Estimated
1962	187,000
1961	180,000 Estimated

Nepal compared with nearby places

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Number of pigs, 2024, head. Nepal is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by number of pigs 178 places
EU countries by number of pigs 27 places

Definition

Number of pigs (swine) 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.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, 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): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111) (Number of pigs, 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): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, 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/pig-population/nepal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Number of pigs, 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/pig-population/nepal.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, 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/pig-population/nepal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_pigs_nepal_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, 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/pig-population/nepal. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, 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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