Data for 1964

Livestock Density, 1964

Name: Livestock Density, 1964
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1964, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1964 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 15.84; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.35. Against 1963, 97 values changed (67 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1964

HighestSingapore

15.84

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1964the year it describes
86distinct 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, 1964, 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, 1964: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	15.84	205,969	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	8.76	113,940	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.05	4,619,568	100
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.71	5,250,117	100
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.64	16,408	100
6	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.40	1,426,726	100
7	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.38	13,100,500	100
=8	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.37	26,030	100
=8	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.37	3,423,990	100
10	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.34	20,080	100
11	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.33	61,191	100
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.25	24,353,343	100
13	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.18	2,025,010	100
14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.16	1,036,330	100
15	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.12	258,357	100
16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.10	3,897,900	100
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.02	4,753,782	100
18	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.97	4,599,570	100
=19	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.87	7,826	100
=19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.87	3,011,328	100
=19	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.87	5,484,260	100
22	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.86	11,450,128	100
=23	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.84	82,020	100
=23	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.84	16,554,169	100
25	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.82	2,306,578	100
=26	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.80	990,435	100
=26	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.80	240	100
28	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.79	5,571,220	100
29	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.75	1,576,878	100
=30	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.72	127,882,300	100
=30	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.72	13,000	100
=32	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.70	23,935,970	100
=32	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.70	2,757,107	100
34	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.69	1,160,250	100
35	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.68	5,518,350	100
36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.67	7,320	100
37	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.63	909,118	100
38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.62	915,854	100
39	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.61	1,338,594	100
40	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=41	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.59	11,880,350	100
=41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.59	7,538,716	100
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,277,100	100
44	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.57	11,588,705	100
45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.55	289,230	100
=46	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.54	3,113,830	100
=46	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.54	8,732,905	100
48	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.53	3,726,140	100
=49	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.52	12,520	100
=49	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.52	1,159,300	100
51	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.51	628,885	100
=52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.50	1,343,810	100
=52	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.50	268,660	100
=52	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.50	103,110	100
=55	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.49	4,900	100
=55	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.49	5,176,144	100
57	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.48	27,281	100
=58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.47	2,232,878	100
=58	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.47	1,416,664	100
=58	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.47	773,311	100
61	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.46	104,498	100
62	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.45	16,928,502	100
=63	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.43	1,555,594	100
=63	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.43	12,419	100
65	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.42	1,473,008	100
=66	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.41	38,530	100
=66	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.41	43,447	100
=68	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.40	892,455	100
=68	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.40	5,942,905	100
=70	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.38	8,432	100
=70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.38	13,920,946	100
=70	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.38	1,915	100
73	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.37	133,580	100
=74	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.36	28,791	100
=74	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	175,100	100
=74	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.36	49,140	100
=74	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.36	35,656	100
=78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.35	58,227,957	100
=78	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.35	3,104,560	100
=78	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.35	3,091,000	100
=81	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.34	196,341	100
=81	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.34	3,601,234	100
=81	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.34	6,796	100
=84	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.33	132,490	100
=84	Peru`PER`South America	0.33	5,893,360	100
=86	Colombia`COL`South America	0.32	13,468,000	100
=86	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.32	5,840	100
=88	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.31	19,991	100
=88	United States`USA`Northern America	0.31	137,018,608	100
=88	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.31	6,061,363	100
=91	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.29	38,725,800	100
=91	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.29	100,755,850	100
=91	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.29	9,109,700	100
=91	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.29	964,382	100
=95	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.28	412,936	100
=95	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.28	154,854	100
=95	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.28	14,515	100
98	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.27	8,695,417	100
=99	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	3,437,610	100
=99	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.25	275,176	100
=99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.25	331,240	100
102	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.23	22,180,921	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.22	14,188,055	100
=103	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.22	115,400	100
=105	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.21	312,931	100
=105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.21	2,096,806	100
=107	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.20	5,015,400	100
=107	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.20	4,920,590	100
=109	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.19	302,808	100
=109	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.19	5,241,800	100
=109	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.19	1,971,897	100
112	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.18	242,346	100
=113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.17	1,494,500	100
=113	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.17	439,900	100
=115	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.16	1,228,400	100
=115	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.16	9,632,100	100
=115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.16	1,386,000	100
=115	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.16	9,065	100
=119	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.15	5,597,970	100
=119	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.15	1,286,800	100
=121	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.14	6,235,200	100
=121	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,948,401	100
123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.13	4,573,970	100
=124	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.11	3,508,300	100
=124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.11	3,452,500	100
126	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.10	3,644	100
=127	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.09	2,836,865	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.09	320,897	100
=127	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.09	4,821,000	100
=127	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.09	1,993,950	100
=131	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.08	3,400	100
=131	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.08	80,440	100
=131	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.08	246,461	100
=134	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	34,580,090	100
=134	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	145,796	100
=134	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.07	180,800	100
=134	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.07	1,091,422	100
=138	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.06	282,700	100
=138	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,991,000	100
=138	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.06	79,510	100
=138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.06	673,855	100
=138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	766,418	100
=138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,278,650	100
=144	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.05	61,700	100
=144	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	635,464	100
=146	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.04	5,668	100
=146	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,026,650	100
=146	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,695,880	100
=146	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	711,200	100
=150	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.03	1,423,010	100
=150	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.03	870,736	100
=150	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.03	794,955	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.02	993,290	100
=153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.02	343,700	100
=153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	31,600	100
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	668,134	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	449,235	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	35,300	100

02In 1964

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore15.84
2Hong Kong8.76
3Netherlands2.05
4Denmark1.71
5Bahamas1.64

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 0.35. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestUnited States137,018,608
LowestNauru240
Middle country: 1,159,775
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031963 → 1964

Since 1963

What changed between 1963 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
97values changed, of 158 in both
67 · 30rose · fell
61unchanged

Rose most

Malta1.23 → 1.34+0.11
Laos0.52 → 0.63+0.11
Bangladesh1.27 → 1.38+0.11
Sri Lanka0.66 → 0.75+0.09
Antigua and Barbuda0.80 → 0.87+0.07

Fell most

Singapore20.21 → 15.84−4.37
Hong Kong10.34 → 8.76−1.58
Brunei0.72 → 0.52−0.20
Suriname1.47 → 1.33−0.14
Cuba1.07 → 0.97−0.10

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 1964.
86 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) (1964). Livestock Density, 1964 [data set], describing 1964. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1964

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