Data for 1969

Livestock Density, 1969

Name: Livestock Density, 1969
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1969, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1969 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 22.52; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.36. Against 1968, 111 values changed (77 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1969

HighestSingapore

22.52

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1969the 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, 1969, 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, 1969: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	22.52	270,300	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	10.87	141,342	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.31	5,133,150	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.87	26,208	100
=5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.65	16,530	100
=5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.65	4,925,584	100
7	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.59	30,230	100
8	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.49	14,430,000	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.47	4,180,410	100
10	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.41	66,306	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.36	26,179,720	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.34	2,269,220	100
13	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.32	1,302,696	100
14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.24	1,134,102	100
15	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.17	4,183,000	100
16	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.12	260,895	100
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.10	5,319,645	100
18	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.07	13,979,918	100
19	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.04	4,932,130	100
20	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.03	100,998	100
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.01	6,698,612	100
22	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.97	8,763	100
23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.94	3,134,935	100
24	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.88	17,098,668	100
=25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.87	1,040,835	100
=25	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.87	5,522,890	100
=27	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.81	19,421	100
=27	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.81	1,187,200	100
29	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.80	6,594,046	100
30	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	2,129,955	100
=31	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.76	25,061,192	100
=31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.76	1,300,085	100
33	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.73	130,535,200	100
34	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.72	2,520,105	100
35	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.70	280	100
36	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.68	2,549,563	100
37	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.67	12,640	100
=38	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.66	13,330,840	100
=38	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.66	12,993,890	100
40	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.65	7,170	100
41	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.64	1,142,147	100
42	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.63	8,726,495	100
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.61	2,401,585	100
=44	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.60	131,590	100
=44	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
46	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.58	5,760	100
=47	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.57	962,685	100
=47	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.57	1,333,490	100
=47	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.57	1,320,712	100
=47	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.57	8,934,200	100
=51	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.56	2,702,010	100
=51	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.56	292,980	100
=51	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.56	117,980	100
54	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.55	5,974,279	100
=55	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.53	273,376	100
=55	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.53	1,912,455	100
=57	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.52	1,418,073	100
=57	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.52	2,605	100
=57	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.52	58,515	100
=60	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.51	3,498,902	100
=60	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.51	69,359	100
=60	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.51	1,142,900	100
63	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.50	1,164,100	100
=64	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.48	588,985	100
=64	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.48	2,902,418	100
=64	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.48	1,465,174	100
=64	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.48	30,276	100
=68	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.47	44,380	100
=68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.47	18,206,702	100
=70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.46	6,812,665	100
=70	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.46	15,056	100
=72	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.44	176,380	100
=72	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.44	15,608,550	100
74	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.41	33,940	100
=75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.40	148,995	100
=75	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.40	8,730	100
77	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.39	3,533,300	100
78	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.37	6,658	100
=79	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.36	67,796,330	100
=79	Colombia`COL`South America	0.36	15,501,702	100
=81	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.35	22,492	100
=81	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.35	175,550	100
=81	Peru`PER`South America	0.35	6,170,351	100
=81	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.35	6,912,800	100
85	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.34	124,732,500	100
=86	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.33	42,268,622	100
=86	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.33	16,845	100
=88	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.32	2,959,768	100
=88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.32	36,005	100
=88	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.32	3,527,560	100
=88	United States`USA`Northern America	0.32	140,903,060	100
=92	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.31	524,368	100
=92	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.31	194,469	100
=92	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.31	188,635	100
=95	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.29	322,506	100
=95	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.29	412,042	100
=97	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.28	147,778	100
=97	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.28	1,066,905	100
=99	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.27	5,065	100
=99	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.27	9,064,310	100
=99	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.27	26,649,727	100
=99	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.27	8,761,290	100
103	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.26	2,750,333	100
104	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.25	13,777	100
=105	Chile`CHL`South America	0.24	3,511,447	100
=105	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.24	6,170,100	100
107	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.23	2,328,537	100
=108	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.22	423,007	100
=108	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.22	14,061,270	100
=108	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.22	547,180	100
=108	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.22	5,849,710	100
=112	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.21	1,859,400	100
=112	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.21	309,020	100
=112	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.21	292,520	100
=112	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.21	5,235,820	100
=116	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.20	1,622,700	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.20	1,763,460	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	9,945,000	100
=118	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.17	7,489,710	100
=120	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	6,048,200	100
=120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.16	1,436,100	100
=122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.14	5,092,658	100
=122	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.14	4,333,870	100
=122	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.14	4,374,400	100
=122	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,027,148	100
=126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.11	3,282,120	100
=126	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.11	413,877	100
=126	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.11	5,958,900	100
129	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.10	1,277,738	100
=130	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,240	100
=130	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.09	88,550	100
=130	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,270	100
=130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.09	266,835	100
=134	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.08	402,100	100
=134	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	878,500	100
=134	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.08	206,600	100
=137	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	37,118,006	100
=137	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.07	3,133,000	100
=137	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.07	96,900	100
=137	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	154,035	100
=137	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.07	74,200	100
=137	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.07	1,635,650	100
=143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	762,465	100
=143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,242,000	100
=145	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.05	2,231,505	100
=145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.05	6,680	100
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	627,385	100
=145	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,781,820	100
=145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.05	922,838	100
=150	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.04	952,787	100
=150	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.04	889,785	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.03	1,345,880	100
=152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.03	446,200	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.03	4,834,225	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	33,800	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	822,704	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	564,880	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	37,300	100

02In 1969

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore22.52
2Hong Kong10.87
3Netherlands2.31
4Malta1.87
5Bahamasshared1.65

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
155Mozambiqueshared0.02
155Gabonshared0.02
152Mongoliashared0.03

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 States140,903,060
LowestNauru280
Middle country: 1,301,390
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031968 → 1969

Since 1968

What changed between 1968 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
111values changed, of 158 in both
77 · 34rose · fell
47unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong9.06 → 10.87+1.81
Barbados1.47 → 1.59+0.12
Jordan0.19 → 0.29+0.10
Japan0.92 → 1.01+0.09
Brunei0.76 → 0.81+0.05

Fell most

Suriname1.64 → 1.41−0.23
Bahamas1.83 → 1.65−0.18
Singapore22.69 → 22.52−0.17
Netherlands2.44 → 2.31−0.13
Hungary0.57 → 0.51−0.06

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 1969.
86 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) (1969). Livestock Density, 1969 [data set], describing 1969. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1969

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