Data for 1962

Livestock Density, 1962

Name: Livestock Density, 1962
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1962, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1962 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 19.78; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.34. Against 1961, 96 values changed (69 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1962

HighestSingapore

19.78

Lowest2 countries share it

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1962the year it describes
84distinct 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, 1962, 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, 1962: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	19.78	276,969	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	8.41	117,803	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.08	4,751,686	100
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.69	5,309,645	100
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.56	15,575	100
6	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.44	1,485,414	100
7	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.43	60,139	100
8	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.37	3,422,610	100
9	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.36	25,900	100
10	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.30	1,157,263	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.27	24,618,858	100
=12	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.22	11,585,000	100
=12	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.22	20,719	100
14	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.19	2,061,730	100
15	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.09	4,130,840	100
16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.08	3,823,400	100
17	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.04	238,148	100
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.00	4,611,259	100
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.90	3,178,565	100
=20	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.84	2,334,591	100
=20	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.84	11,104,557	100
22	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.83	16,496,174	100
23	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.80	5,042,630	100
24	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.79	7,149	100
=25	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.78	16,415	100
=25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.78	974,495	100
27	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.77	230	100
=28	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.76	5,443,645	100
=28	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.76	73,260	100
30	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.74	3,072,106	100
31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.73	7,306	100
=32	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.72	24,659,783	100
=32	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.72	126,455,204	100
34	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.71	5,538,165	100
35	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.70	11,900	100
36	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.69	1,181,847	100
37	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.68	1,412,505	100
38	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.67	1,112,855	100
39	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.64	324,165	100
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.61	7,288,341	100
41	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=42	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.59	12,251,426	100
=42	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.59	11,905,050	100
=44	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.58	3,277,871	100
=44	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.58	818,995	100
=44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,239,209	100
47	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.54	8,819,451	100
48	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.53	1,166,750	100
=49	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.52	645,870	100
=49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.52	278,138	100
51	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.51	3,593,580	100
52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.48	1,270,607	100
=53	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.47	4,740	100
=53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.47	736,000	100
=53	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.47	97,590	100
=56	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.46	1,378,760	100
=56	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.46	16,889,471	100
=58	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.45	1,585,677	100
=58	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.45	102,498	100
=58	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.45	742,122	100
=61	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.44	2,082,650	100
=61	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.44	12,456	100
=63	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.43	4,468,797	100
=63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.43	24,400	100
=65	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.42	928,050	100
=65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.42	6,219,915	100
67	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.39	1,352,154	100
68	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.37	13,402,946	100
=69	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.36	34,390	100
=69	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.36	3,247,500	100
=69	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	174,840	100
=72	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.35	126,885	100
=72	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.35	7,722	100
=72	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.35	3,099,500	100
=72	Peru`PER`South America	0.35	6,115,075	100
=72	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.35	36,480	100
=77	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.34	54,522,024	100
=77	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.34	6,180	100
=77	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.34	33,705	100
=77	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.34	3,604,199	100
=77	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.34	6,815	100
=82	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.33	190,350	100
=82	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.33	1,645	100
=84	Colombia`COL`South America	0.32	12,979,100	100
=84	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.32	43,375	100
86	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.31	125,070	100
=87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.30	23,889	100
=87	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.30	937,467	100
=87	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.30	5,767,750	100
=90	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.29	39,236,223	100
=90	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.29	9,142,580	100
=90	United States`USA`Northern America	0.29	130,381,811	100
93	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.28	145,353	100
=94	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.27	17,702	100
=94	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.27	13,605	100
=94	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.27	8,957,180	100
=97	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.25	356,807	100
=97	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	3,456,630	100
=99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.24	81,283,750	100
=99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.24	311,500	100
101	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.23	2,103,512	100
102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.22	237,708	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.21	13,370,660	100
=103	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.21	311,065	100
=103	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.21	20,515,568	100
=106	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.20	102,620	100
=106	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.20	4,906,250	100
=106	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.20	4,625,260	100
=106	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.20	2,003,054	100
=110	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.19	295,773	100
=110	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.19	496,888	100
=110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.19	5,006,450	100
113	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.18	10,874,020	100
114	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.17	1,255,200	100
=115	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.15	1,364,000	100
=115	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.15	199,800	100
=115	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.15	8,065	100
=118	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.14	5,259,201	100
=118	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.14	1,236,850	100
=118	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	14,109,400	100
=118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.14	1,230,110	100
=122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.13	4,530,903	100
=122	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.13	5,654,700	100
124	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.12	4,342	100
=125	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.10	3,111,386	100
=125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.10	3,040,000	100
=127	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.09	2,714,400	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.09	298,469	100
=129	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.08	4,422,250	100
=129	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,980,850	100
=131	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	32,988,868	100
=131	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	154,703	100
=131	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.07	2,830	100
=131	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.07	77,500	100
=131	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.07	208,526	100
=136	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.06	265,400	100
=136	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,925,000	100
=136	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.06	74,940	100
=136	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,181,500	100
=136	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.06	163,200	100
=136	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.06	889,576	100
=142	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.05	548,110	100
=142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.05	718,560	100
=142	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.05	56,900	100
=142	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	595,572	100
=146	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.04	5,873	100
=146	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,660,689	100
=146	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	712,100	100
=149	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.03	1,543,700	100
=149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.03	877,171	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.03	856,560	100
=149	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.03	4,729,040	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.02	875,048	100
=153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.02	310,710	100
=153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	29,750	100
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	632,122	100
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	31,500	100
=157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.00	426,120	100

02In 1962

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore19.78
2Hong Kong8.41
3Netherlands2.08
4Denmark1.69
5Bahamas1.56

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
HighestUnited States130,381,811
LowestNauru230
Middle country: 1,162,007
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031961 → 1962

Since 1961

What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
96values changed, of 158 in both
69 · 27rose · fell
62unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong6.39 → 8.41+2.02
Singapore18.00 → 19.78+1.78
South Korea0.56 → 0.68+0.12
Antigua and Barbuda0.70 → 0.79+0.09
Japan0.68 → 0.76+0.08

Fell most

Barbados1.50 → 1.36−0.14
Sri Lanka0.73 → 0.69−0.04
Dominica0.38 → 0.34−0.04
Grenada0.38 → 0.35−0.03
Seychelles0.36 → 0.33−0.03

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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

How values are stored

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 1962.
84 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.06. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1962). Livestock Density, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1962

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