Data for 1968

Livestock Density, 1968

Name: Livestock Density, 1968
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1968, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1968 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 22.69; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.35. Against 1967, 101 values changed (78 up, 23 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1968

HighestSingapore

22.69

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1968the year it describes
83distinct 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, 1968, 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, 1968: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	22.69	272,238	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.06	117,736	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.44	5,461,159	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.84	25,804	100
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.83	18,305	100
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.67	5,039,324	100
7	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.64	70,724	100
8	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.47	28,000	100
=9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.46	14,100,000	100
=9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.46	4,092,050	100
=11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.35	26,057,732	100
=11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.35	1,343,726	100
=11	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.35	2,270,337	100
14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.25	1,125,421	100
15	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.15	4,107,100	100
16	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.12	258,740	100
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.10	5,278,345	100
18	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.07	5,073,645	100
19	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.04	13,731,791	100
20	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.00	98,090	100
21	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.94	8,460	100
22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.93	3,138,392	100
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.92	6,235,144	100
24	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.87	16,947,562	100
=25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.85	1,027,650	100
=25	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.85	5,441,200	100
27	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.83	1,220,450	100
28	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.78	6,444,412	100
=29	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	2,210,410	100
=29	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.77	25,419,197	100
=31	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.76	18,188	100
=31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.76	1,280,775	100
33	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.73	129,923,008	100
34	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.70	13,250	100
35	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.69	2,553,304	100
36	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.68	270	100
=37	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.67	2,382,927	100
=37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.67	7,400	100
39	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.65	12,808,630	100
40	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.63	1,085,589	100
=41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.62	12,689,440	100
=41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.62	8,457,630	100
43	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.59	1,376,061	100
=45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.58	126,443	100
=45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,287,709	100
=45	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.58	1,370,413	100
=48	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.57	5,658	100
=48	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.57	3,964,236	100
=48	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.57	295,705	100
51	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.56	2,653,892	100
=52	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.55	928,620	100
=52	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.55	8,623,100	100
=54	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.54	5,843,568	100
=54	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.54	114,230	100
=56	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.52	3,058,681	100
=56	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.52	270,655	100
=58	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.51	1,161,960	100
=58	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.51	1,387,297	100
=60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.50	1,805,235	100
=60	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.50	2,490	100
=62	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.49	609,940	100
=62	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.49	18,392,741	100
=62	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.49	55,763	100
=65	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.48	1,450,273	100
=65	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.48	65,295	100
=65	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.48	1,068,250	100
=68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.47	29,861	100
=68	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.47	14,680	100
=70	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.46	43,420	100
=70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.46	6,901,375	100
72	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.42	168,480	100
=73	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.41	32,945	100
=73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.41	8,915	100
=73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.41	15,382,000	100
76	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.39	145,890	100
77	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.38	3,457,150	100
78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.36	65,751,926	100
=79	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.35	44,917,006	100
=79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.35	126,170,000	100
=79	Colombia`COL`South America	0.35	15,131,520	100
=79	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.35	175,580	100
=83	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.34	22,000	100
=83	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.34	3,065,766	100
=83	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.34	6,741,589	100
=86	Peru`PER`South America	0.33	5,851,420	100
=86	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.33	6,679	100
=88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.32	10,342,990	100
=88	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.32	3,588,460	100
=88	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.32	16,425	100
=88	United States`USA`Northern America	0.32	139,443,559	100
=92	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.31	488,357	100
=92	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.31	191,762	100
=92	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.31	34,815	100
=92	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.31	181,085	100
=96	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.28	1,035,565	100
=96	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.28	380,863	100
=98	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.27	5,170	100
=98	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.27	26,172,192	100
=100	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.26	140,564	100
=100	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.26	8,424,581	100
102	Chile`CHL`South America	0.24	3,509,348	100
=103	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.23	385,021	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.23	14,351,800	100
=103	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.23	5,766,200	100
=103	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.23	12,546	100
=107	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.22	298,598	100
=107	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.22	2,200,852	100
=107	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.22	2,339,036	100
=110	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.21	5,244,000	100
=110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.21	5,736,510	100
=112	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.20	1,809,900	100
=112	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.20	295,559	100
=112	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.20	495,076	100
=115	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.19	1,496,100	100
=115	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.19	207,575	100
=115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,723,270	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	9,977,710	100
=118	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.17	7,373,738	100
=120	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	6,125,851	100
=120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.16	1,362,200	100
122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.15	5,277,892	100
=123	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.13	3,997,800	100
=123	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.13	4,286,200	100
=123	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.13	12,822,090	100
126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.11	3,198,011	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.10	376,629	100
=127	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.10	5,666,800	100
=129	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,414	100
=129	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.09	1,250,005	100
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.09	278,314	100
=132	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.08	383,900	100
=132	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.08	3,200	100
=132	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.08	87,050	100
=132	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.08	203,800	100
=132	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,824,450	100
=137	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	35,024,617	100
=137	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.07	3,171,500	100
=137	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.07	93,700	100
=137	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.07	827,616	100
=137	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	154,625	100
=142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	789,050	100
=142	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.06	72,100	100
=142	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,551,000	100
=145	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.05	2,164,532	100
=145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.05	6,450	100
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	639,791	100
=145	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,754,300	100
=149	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,092,625	100
=149	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.04	830,559	100
=151	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.03	1,238,242	100
=151	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.03	816,004	100
=151	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.03	424,720	100
=151	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.03	830,433	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	35,400	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	795,547	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	544,611	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	34,100	100

02In 1968

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore22.69
2Hong Kong9.06
3Netherlands2.44
4Malta1.84
5Bahamas1.83

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
155Mozambiqueshared0.02
155Gabonshared0.02
151DR Congoshared0.03

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 States139,443,559
LowestNauru270
Middle country: 1,265,390
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031967 → 1968

Since 1967

What changed between 1967 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
101values changed, of 158 in both
78 · 23rose · fell
57unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong7.58 → 9.06+1.48
Malta1.53 → 1.84+0.31
Singapore22.50 → 22.69+0.19
Egypt1.29 → 1.46+0.17
Netherlands2.35 → 2.44+0.09

Fell most

Bahamas2.00 → 1.83−0.17
Denmark1.75 → 1.67−0.08
Albania0.53 → 0.49−0.04
South Korea0.62 → 0.58−0.04
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.71 → 0.67−0.04

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 1968.
83 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.08. 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) (1968). Livestock Density, 1968 [data set], describing 1968. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1968

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