Data for 1965

Livestock Density, 1965

Name: Livestock Density, 1965
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1965, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1965 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 20.81; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.35. Against 1964, 96 values changed (79 up, 17 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1965

HighestSingapore

20.81

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1965the 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, 1965, 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, 1965: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	20.81	270,469	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	7.23	93,943	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.17	4,867,463	100
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.78	5,404,856	100
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.77	17,728	100
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.43	20,066	100
7	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.39	26,350	100
8	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.38	1,395,085	100
9	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.35	63,283	100
10	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.33	12,845,000	100
11	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.30	3,483,300	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.27	2,157,600	100
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.26	24,647,594	100
14	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.19	274,315	100
15	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.16	1,043,491	100
16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.11	3,938,000	100
=17	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.05	4,766,220	100
=17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.05	4,944,267	100
19	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.89	11,785,887	100
=20	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.88	7,914	100
=20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.88	3,050,555	100
=20	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.88	85,870	100
=23	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.87	17,007,629	100
=23	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.87	5,481,950	100
25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.81	998,925	100
26	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.79	5,522,884	100
27	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	2,186,024	100
28	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.75	1,626,602	100
29	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.74	13,250	100
=30	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.72	128,172,240	100
=30	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.72	5,894,415	100
=32	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.71	24,116,039	100
=32	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.71	1,190,100	100
34	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.70	2,682,411	100
35	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.69	999,100	100
36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.68	7,470	100
37	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.63	250	100
=38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.62	971,720	100
=38	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.62	1,403,260	100
40	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.61	12,097,220	100
=41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.60	12,249,910	100
=41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.60	7,757,575	100
=41	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,280,888	100
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.57	3,936,300	100
=46	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.56	3,238,317	100
=46	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.56	289,660	100
48	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.54	671,400	100
49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.53	269,560	100
=50	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.52	12,583	100
=50	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.52	1,158,850	100
=50	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.52	8,323,500	100
=53	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.51	1,378,050	100
=53	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.51	5,398,136	100
=55	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.50	4,968	100
=55	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.50	825,978	100
=55	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.50	105,450	100
58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.49	2,328,407	100
=59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.48	106,763	100
=59	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.48	1,435,474	100
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.47	17,365,116	100
62	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.45	1,628,354	100
=63	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.44	1,533,625	100
=63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.44	27,039	100
=65	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.43	40,720	100
=65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.43	6,404,155	100
=67	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.41	12,345	100
=67	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.41	46,130	100
69	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.40	896,850	100
=70	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.39	31,310	100
=70	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.39	8,647	100
=70	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.39	1,950	100
=73	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.38	51,835	100
=73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.38	14,217,338	100
75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.37	136,715	100
76	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	175,100	100
=77	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.35	60,167,931	100
=77	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.35	3,019,150	100
=77	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.35	209,681	100
=77	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.35	34,877	100
=81	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.34	3,031,651	100
=81	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.34	3,658,894	100
=81	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.34	6,766	100
84	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.33	134,522	100
=85	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.32	42,054,882	100
=85	Colombia`COL`South America	0.32	13,694,367	100
=85	Peru`PER`South America	0.32	5,673,242	100
=85	United States`USA`Northern America	0.32	137,732,951	100
=85	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.32	6,236,066	100
=90	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.31	20,292	100
=90	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.31	108,688,000	100
=90	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.31	5,640	100
=93	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.30	452,141	100
=93	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.30	9,610,750	100
=95	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.29	315,480	100
=95	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.29	160,913	100
=95	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.29	14,680	100
98	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.28	975,928	100
99	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	3,476,523	100
=100	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.24	23,196,110	100
=100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.24	329,180	100
=100	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.24	7,903,736	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.23	14,655,080	100
=103	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.23	121,000	100
105	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.22	5,886,000	100
=106	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.21	291,127	100
=106	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.21	5,138,950	100
=106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.21	2,109,608	100
=109	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.20	328,070	100
=109	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.20	290,999	100
=109	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.20	5,082,000	100
=109	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.20	514,000	100
=113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.19	1,692,400	100
=113	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.19	10,235	100
=113	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.19	2,007,950	100
=116	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.17	1,305,600	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.17	1,528,200	100
118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.16	9,632,100	100
=119	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.15	5,734,080	100
=119	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.15	6,471,040	100
=119	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.15	1,347,350	100
122	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,893,900	100
123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.13	4,718,410	100
=124	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.12	3,832,621	100
=124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.12	3,684,700	100
=126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.10	2,925,007	100
=126	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.10	3,447	100
=128	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.09	329,645	100
=128	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.09	5,061,800	100
=128	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.09	2,018,800	100
=131	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.08	3,420	100
=131	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.08	82,300	100
=131	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.08	1,194,443	100
=131	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.08	261,340	100
=135	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	34,970,799	100
=135	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	151,463	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.07	188,600	100
=138	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.06	297,800	100
=138	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	3,022,000	100
=138	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.06	81,410	100
=138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.06	717,070	100
=138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	789,685	100
=138	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.06	64,100	100
=138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,338,750	100
145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	657,657	100
=146	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.04	1,675,200	100
=146	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.04	6,059	100
=146	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,163,990	100
=146	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,707,470	100
=146	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	734,400	100
=151	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.03	721,123	100
=151	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.03	730,770	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.02	1,073,420	100
=153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.02	360,120	100
=153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	32,789	100
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	699,724	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	462,505	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	33,500	100

02In 1965

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore20.81
2Hong Kong7.23
3Netherlands2.17
4Denmark1.78
5Bahamas1.77

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 States137,732,951
LowestNauru250
Middle country: 1,192,272
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031964 → 1965

Since 1964

What changed between 1964 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
96values changed, of 158 in both
79 · 17rose · fell
62unchanged

Rose most

Singapore15.84 → 20.81+4.97
Bahamas1.64 → 1.77+0.13
Netherlands2.05 → 2.17+0.12
Switzerland1.18 → 1.27+0.09
Malta1.34 → 1.43+0.09

Fell most

Hong Kong8.76 → 7.23−1.53
Nauru0.80 → 0.63−0.17
Egypt1.37 → 1.30−0.07
Finland0.82 → 0.77−0.05
Bangladesh1.38 → 1.33−0.05

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 1965.
86 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 7 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) (1965). Livestock Density, 1965 [data set], describing 1965. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1965

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