Data for 1961

Livestock Density, 1961

Name: Livestock Density, 1961
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1961, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1961 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 18.00; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.34.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1961

HighestSingapore

18.00

Lowest2 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

158countries
3measures per country
1961the year it describes
79distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Livestock Density, 1961, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Livestock Density, 1961: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	18.00	251,969	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.39	89,443	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.02	4,633,869	100
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.71	5,399,273	100
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.52	15,235	100
6	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.50	28,420	100
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.46	1,506,525	100
8	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.45	59,406	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.36	3,484,926	100
10	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.32	1,170,615	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.23	23,920,786	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.19	2,072,453	100
13	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.18	11,155,000	100
14	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.16	20,836	100
15	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.07	3,790,500	100
16	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.04	240,273	100
=17	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.02	3,615,800	100
=17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.02	4,662,414	100
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.88	3,124,724	100
=20	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.83	10,901,439	100
=20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.83	16,387,472	100
22	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.81	2,232,502	100
23	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.79	4,978,090	100
24	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.77	967,975	100
25	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.75	225	100
26	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.74	15,569	100
=27	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.73	127,066,149	100
=27	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.73	1,252,175	100
=27	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.73	3,089,927	100
=27	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.73	71,230	100
=31	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.70	7,021	100
=31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.70	7,000	100
=33	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.68	23,597,357	100
=33	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.68	4,862,401	100
35	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.67	11,460	100
=36	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.66	1,092,335	100
=36	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.66	5,070,780	100
38	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.62	317,180	100
=39	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.61	12,517,105	100
=39	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.61	7,114,135	100
41	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
42	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,228,364	100
43	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.57	11,618,420	100
=44	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.56	3,173,172	100
=44	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.56	776,804	100
=44	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.56	1,176,495	100
=47	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.54	1,176,100	100
=47	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.54	8,801,228	100
=49	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.52	640,955	100
=49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.52	277,550	100
51	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.49	3,483,259	100
=52	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.47	4,685	100
=52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.47	1,231,503	100
=52	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.47	17,307,681	100
=55	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.46	1,359,349	100
=55	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.46	96,680	100
=57	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.45	102,298	100
=57	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.45	701,500	100
59	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.44	24,510	100
=60	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.43	1,497,654	100
=60	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.43	4,452,883	100
=60	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.43	697,896	100
63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.41	6,026,900	100
64	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.40	1,895,500	100
65	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.39	862,000	100
=66	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.38	6,380	100
=66	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.38	3,357,592	100
=66	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.38	8,317	100
=66	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.38	1,293,982	100
=66	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.38	10,291	100
71	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.37	13,175,449	100
=72	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	174,910	100
=72	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.36	3,764,434	100
=72	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.36	1,786	100
=75	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.35	3,098,200	100
=75	Peru`PER`South America	0.35	5,965,330	100
=75	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.35	7,018	100
=78	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.34	123,460	100
=78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.34	53,057,282	100
=78	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.34	32,280	100
=78	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.34	33,609	100
=82	Colombia`COL`South America	0.32	12,741,600	100
=82	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.32	43,550	100
=82	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.32	33,557	100
85	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.31	174,685	100
=86	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.30	122,560	100
=86	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.30	5,769,200	100
=88	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.29	39,621,650	100
=88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.29	23,286	100
=88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.29	9,005,888	100
=88	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.29	907,362	100
=92	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.28	141,366	100
=92	United States`USA`Northern America	0.28	126,269,151	100
94	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.27	9,103,956	100
=95	Chile`CHL`South America	0.26	3,430,300	100
=95	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.26	13,135	100
=97	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.25	84,093,350	100
=97	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.25	2,228,300	100
=99	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.23	331,406	100
=99	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.23	15,135	100
=99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.23	299,100	100
102	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.22	5,101,700	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.21	13,207,020	100
=103	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.21	305,225	100
=105	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.20	19,549,674	100
=105	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.20	1,963,333	100
=107	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.19	4,838,650	100
=107	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.19	4,908,129	100
=109	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.18	289,880	100
=109	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.18	96,700	100
=109	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.18	10,632,770	100
=109	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.18	197,373	100
=109	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.18	454,702	100
114	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.17	1,247,000	100
115	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.16	1,344,600	100
=116	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.15	1,337,000	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.15	1,268,660	100
=118	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.14	5,257,236	100
=118	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.14	7,845	100
=118	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	14,060,051	100
=121	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.12	169,050	100
=121	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.12	4,265,035	100
=121	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.12	4,182	100
=121	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.12	5,439,710	100
=125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.09	2,634,500	100
=125	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.09	296,789	100
=125	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.09	2,918,124	100
=125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.09	2,885,400	100
=129	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.08	4,249,750	100
=129	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,979,350	100
=131	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	31,865,092	100
=131	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	152,715	100
=131	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.07	2,800	100
=131	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.07	76,000	100
=135	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.06	263,300	100
=135	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,896,000	100
=135	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.06	73,000	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.06	154,000	100
=135	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.06	830,808	100
=135	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.06	199,266	100
=141	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.05	694,198	100
=141	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.05	54,500	100
=141	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	577,597	100
=141	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	2,136,000	100
=145	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.04	1,635,200	100
=145	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.04	888,560	100
=145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.04	5,777	100
=145	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.04	509,540	100
=145	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,329,125	100
=145	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,538,755	100
=145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	716,100	100
152	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.03	859,985	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.02	819,800	100
=153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.02	301,020	100
=153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	29,400	100
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	601,850	100
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	31,200	100
=157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.00	416,200	100

02In 1961

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Singapore18.00
2Hong Kong6.39
3Netherlands2.02
4Denmark1.71
5Bahamas1.52

Lowest

157Saudi Arabiashared0.00
157Republic of the Congoshared0.00
153Mozambiqueshared0.02
153Gabonshared0.02
153Côte d’Ivoireshared0.02

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.34. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestIndia127,066,149
LowestNauru225
Middle country: 1,173,357
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1961.
79 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 7 countries share 0.04. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1961). Livestock Density, 1961 [data set], describing 1961. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1961

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