Data for 1963

Livestock Density, 1963

Name: Livestock Density, 1963
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1963, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1963 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 20.21; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.34. Against 1962, 96 values changed (59 up, 37 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1963

HighestSingapore

20.21

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1963the year it describes
88distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Livestock Density, 1963, 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, 1963: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	20.21	262,719	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	10.34	144,817	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.04	4,649,491	100
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.67	5,154,038	100
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.58	15,788	100
6	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.47	60,353	100
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.40	1,438,980	100
8	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.36	25,880	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.35	3,364,240	100
10	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.27	12,026,000	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.25	24,266,866	100
12	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.24	1,106,310	100
13	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.23	19,758	100
14	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.17	2,015,865	100
15	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.09	3,886,500	100
16	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.08	248,175	100
17	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.07	4,305,750	100
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.02	4,696,044	100
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.89	3,113,369	100
20	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.86	5,415,565	100
21	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.85	11,328,153	100
=22	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.83	2,337,052	100
=22	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.83	16,412,088	100
24	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.80	7,192	100
25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.79	983,075	100
26	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.78	235	100
=27	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.77	5,402,383	100
=27	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.77	75,938	100
=29	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.72	15,205	100
=29	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.72	126,470,668	100
=29	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.72	2,870,722	100
32	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.71	24,321,685	100
33	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.69	12,450	100
=34	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.68	1,133,450	100
=34	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.68	5,342,755	100
=34	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.68	1,431,673	100
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.67	7,340	100
38	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.66	1,361,776	100
39	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.63	326,890	100
40	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.61	865,526	100
41	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
42	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.59	7,338,927	100
=43	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.58	11,983,996	100
=43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,251,163	100
45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.57	11,491,440	100
46	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.55	3,158,375	100
47	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.54	8,724,126	100
=48	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.52	1,160,900	100
=48	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.52	775,725	100
=50	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.51	632,050	100
=50	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.51	274,668	100
=52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.49	1,306,245	100
=52	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.49	3,388,686	100
=54	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.48	4,820	100
=54	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.48	27,129	100
=54	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.48	100,000	100
=57	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.47	2,226,875	100
=57	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.47	1,398,671	100
=59	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.46	1,642,243	100
=59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.46	103,898	100
=61	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.45	4,780,283	100
=61	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.45	747,805	100
=61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.45	16,910,934	100
64	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.44	12,701	100
65	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.43	964,575	100
66	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.41	1,413,199	100
=67	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.40	5,844,045	100
=67	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.40	41,745	100
=69	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.38	36,460	100
=69	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.38	8,457	100
=69	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.38	13,655,446	100
=72	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.37	211,275	100
=72	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.37	1,865	100
=74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.36	130,290	100
=74	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.36	3,206,010	100
=74	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	174,900	100
77	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.35	3,107,000	100
=78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.34	56,364,298	100
=78	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.34	46,070	100
=78	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.34	33,805	100
=78	Peru`PER`South America	0.34	6,020,425	100
=78	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.34	6,765	100
=83	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.33	26,017	100
=83	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.33	5,980	100
=83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.33	3,482,530	100
=86	Colombia`COL`South America	0.32	13,244,500	100
=86	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.32	128,020	100
=88	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.30	19,289	100
=88	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.30	970,652	100
=88	United States`USA`Northern America	0.30	134,188,900	100
=88	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.30	5,902,387	100
=92	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.29	9,151,400	100
=92	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.29	150,139	100
94	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.28	14,025	100
=95	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.27	36,959,517	100
=95	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.27	387,877	100
=95	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.27	8,880,293	100
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.26	89,129,600	100
=99	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	3,407,260	100
=99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.25	330,417	100
101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.24	258,802	100
102	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.23	2,119,345	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.22	13,617,760	100
=103	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.22	21,112,449	100
=105	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.21	303,694	100
=105	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.21	110,271	100
107	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.20	2,065,310	100
=108	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.19	4,661,550	100
=108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.19	4,647,230	100
=108	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.19	5,165,020	100
=111	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.18	296,290	100
=111	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.18	1,335,000	100
=111	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.18	467,663	100
114	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	9,848,200	100
115	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.16	8,835	100
=116	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.15	1,388,800	100
=116	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.15	204,205	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.15	1,294,390	100
=119	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.14	5,471,476	100
=119	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.14	5,940,100	100
=119	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	14,091,400	100
=119	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.14	1,192,090	100
123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.13	4,550,006	100
124	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.12	4,138	100
=125	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.10	3,258,451	100
=125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.10	3,122,900	100
=127	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.09	2,798,840	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.09	307,842	100
=129	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.08	4,617,200	100
=129	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.08	79,050	100
=129	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,976,900	100
=132	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	33,485,864	100
=132	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	149,275	100
=132	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.07	2,850	100
=132	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.07	173,100	100
=132	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.07	992,415	100
=132	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.07	227,751	100
=138	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.06	272,500	100
=138	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,961,000	100
=138	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.06	77,810	100
=138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,231,500	100
=142	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.05	581,540	100
=142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.05	742,575	100
=142	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.05	59,300	100
=142	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	613,923	100
=146	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.04	5,668	100
=146	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,687,643	100
=146	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	710,800	100
=149	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.03	1,314,750	100
=149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.03	874,703	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.03	819,760	100
=149	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.03	4,774,090	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.02	912,460	100
=153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.02	328,410	100
=153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	30,700	100
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	637,189	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	437,040	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	33,800	100

02In 1963

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore20.21
2Hong Kong10.34
3Netherlands2.04
4Denmark1.67
5Bahamas1.58

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
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 States134,188,900
LowestNauru235
Middle country: 1,147,175
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031962 → 1963

Since 1962

What changed between 1962 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
96values changed, of 158 in both
59 · 37rose · fell
62unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong8.41 → 10.34+1.93
Singapore19.78 → 20.21+0.43
Vietnam0.80 → 0.86+0.06
Bangladesh1.22 → 1.27+0.05
Laos0.47 → 0.52+0.05

Fell most

Brunei0.78 → 0.72−0.06
Taiwan1.30 → 1.24−0.06
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.73 → 0.67−0.06
Netherlands2.08 → 2.04−0.04
Norway1.44 → 1.40−0.04

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 1963.
88 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.07. 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) (1963). Livestock Density, 1963 [data set], describing 1963. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1963

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