Data for 1966

Livestock Density, 1966

Name: Livestock Density, 1966
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1966, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1966 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 22.13; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.36. Against 1965, 103 values changed (73 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1966

HighestSingapore

22.13

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1966the 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, 1966, 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, 1966: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	22.13	287,719	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.90	89,751	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.28	5,130,813	100
4	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.97	19,691	100
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.76	5,312,449	100
6	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.50	66,064	100
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.47	20,626	100
8	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.43	27,250	100
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.39	13,400,000	100
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.38	1,390,324	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.29	25,180,028	100
12	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.28	3,544,670	100
13	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.26	2,139,488	100
=14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.23	1,106,847	100
=14	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.23	282,679	100
=16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.11	5,294,920	100
=16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.11	3,939,000	100
18	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.08	4,881,390	100
19	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.95	12,508,411	100
20	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.92	89,992	100
21	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.89	3,039,901	100
22	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.88	7,898	100
23	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.87	17,101,263	100
24	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.86	5,463,075	100
25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.82	1,008,275	100
26	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.81	5,560,010	100
=27	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	2,201,195	100
=27	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.77	1,119,398	100
29	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.76	6,212,410	100
30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.75	8,250	100
31	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.74	13,370	100
=32	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.72	1,209,712	100
=32	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.72	128,614,796	100
34	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.71	24,043,625	100
=35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.69	15,894	100
=35	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.69	2,635,195	100
37	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.65	1,441,552	100
38	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.64	255	100
=39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.63	1,034,464	100
=39	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.63	12,501,055	100
=41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.60	12,339,450	100
=41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.60	7,983,246	100
=41	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.59	2,308,920	100
=44	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.59	1,370,528	100
46	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.56	5,643	100
=47	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.54	3,142,322	100
=47	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.54	2,541,750	100
=49	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.53	662,640	100
=49	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.53	3,637,557	100
=49	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.53	279,240	100
=49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.53	275,114	100
=49	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.53	8,479,554	100
54	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.52	108,530	100
=55	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.51	1,159,850	100
=55	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.51	854,037	100
57	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.50	1,814,159	100
=58	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.49	1,320,766	100
=58	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.49	5,276,061	100
60	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.48	107,287	100
=61	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.47	1,419,993	100
=61	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.47	14,439	100
=61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.47	17,436,956	100
=64	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.45	42,470	100
=64	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.45	1,617,882	100
=64	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.45	2,225	100
=67	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.44	969,500	100
=67	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.44	27,338	100
=67	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.44	49,936	100
70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.43	6,392,185	100
71	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.42	33,820	100
72	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.41	54,905	100
=73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.40	8,767	100
=73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.40	14,922,600	100
75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.38	139,785	100
76	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.37	146,150	100
=77	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.36	23,185	100
=77	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	175,400	100
=77	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.36	3,188,490	100
=77	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.36	216,855	100
=81	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.35	62,031,405	100
=81	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.35	34,255	100
83	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.34	6,777	100
=84	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.33	43,544,000	100
=84	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.33	3,036,341	100
=84	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.33	3,648,169	100
=84	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.33	6,398,103	100
=88	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.32	115,785,058	100
=88	Colombia`COL`South America	0.32	13,935,713	100
=88	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.32	346,225	100
=88	Peru`PER`South America	0.32	5,738,860	100
=92	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.31	472,570	100
=92	United States`USA`Northern America	0.31	136,448,652	100
=94	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.30	165,728	100
=94	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.30	15,335	100
=96	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.29	5,450	100
=96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.29	9,447,775	100
=96	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.29	1,008,754	100
99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.27	367,801	100
=100	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	3,509,400	100
=100	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.25	24,428,645	100
=102	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.24	126,987	100
=102	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.24	7,855,401	100
104	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.23	307,675	100
=105	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.22	14,325,505	100
=105	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.22	5,391,160	100
=107	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.21	338,150	100
=107	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.21	5,224,000	100
=107	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.21	2,111,599	100
110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.20	5,507,380	100
=111	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.19	1,733,400	100
=111	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.19	282,225	100
=111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,669,060	100
=111	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.19	10,405	100
=111	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.19	1,951,983	100
116	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.18	1,425,200	100
117	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.17	433,792	100
=118	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	5,908,000	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.16	9,476,600	100
=118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.16	1,422,650	100
=121	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.15	5,161,235	100
=121	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.15	6,727,050	100
123	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.13	12,743,186	100
=124	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.12	3,908,050	100
=124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.12	3,880,300	100
126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.10	2,992,250	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.09	331,661	100
=127	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.09	5,197,713	100
=127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,229	100
=127	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.09	1,239,360	100
=127	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.09	265,992	100
=132	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.08	162,078	100
=132	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.08	83,950	100
=132	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,967,300	100
=135	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	32,878,590	100
=135	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.07	329,900	100
=135	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.07	85,010	100
=135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.07	3,130	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.07	195,100	100
=140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	3,087,000	100
=140	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.06	736,250	100
=140	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	813,220	100
=140	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.06	66,700	100
=140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,399,500	100
=145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.05	6,368	100
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	653,770	100
=147	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.04	1,766,450	100
=147	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,359,000	100
=147	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,726,100	100
=147	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	756,720	100
151	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.03	766,357	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.02	1,128,520	100
=152	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.02	617,269	100
=152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.02	374,800	100
=152	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	33,980	100
=152	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	726,810	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	472,241	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	32,700	100

02In 1966

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore22.13
2Hong Kong6.90
3Netherlands2.28
4Bahamas1.97
5Denmark1.76

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
152Mozambiqueshared0.02
152Gabonshared0.02
152Côte d’Ivoireshared0.02

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.36. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestUnited States136,448,652
LowestNauru255
Middle country: 1,224,536
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031965 → 1966

Since 1965

What changed between 1965 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
103values changed, of 158 in both
73 · 30rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Singapore20.81 → 22.13+1.32
Bahamas1.77 → 1.97+0.20
Brunei0.52 → 0.69+0.17
Suriname1.35 → 1.50+0.15
Netherlands2.17 → 2.28+0.11

Fell most

Hong Kong7.23 → 6.90−0.33
Sri Lanka0.75 → 0.65−0.10
Hungary0.57 → 0.53−0.04
Israel0.56 → 0.53−0.03
South Korea0.62 → 0.59−0.03

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 1966.
86 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.53. 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) (1966). Livestock Density, 1966 [data set], describing 1966. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1966

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