Data for 1970

Livestock Density, 1970

Name: Livestock Density, 1970
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1970, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1970 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 23.91; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.37. Against 1969, 99 values changed (75 up, 24 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1970

HighestSingapore

23.91

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1970the year it describes
87distinct 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, 1970, 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, 1970: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	23.91	286,900	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	13.07	169,894	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.46	5,412,431	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.76	24,612	100
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.63	4,863,137	100
6	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.61	30,550	100
7	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.55	15,515	100
8	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.53	14,877,060	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.50	4,251,160	100
10	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.43	68,829	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.40	26,577,115	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.37	2,285,291	100
13	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.31	1,252,826	100
14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.26	1,138,820	100
15	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.16	281,275	100
16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.15	4,250,000	100
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.13	5,439,630	100
18	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.10	108,170	100
19	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.09	7,272,337	100
20	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.08	14,174,806	100
21	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.98	8,853	100
=22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.94	3,143,962	100
=22	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.94	4,733,145	100
24	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.93	17,475,760	100
25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.89	1,051,485	100
=26	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.87	20,805	100
=26	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.87	5,559,390	100
28	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.80	6,648,468	100
29	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.79	1,348,203	100
=30	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.78	25,396,189	100
=30	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.78	1,146,950	100
32	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	2,099,150	100
33	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.74	131,163,200	100
34	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.73	290	100
35	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.72	2,476,590	100
=36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.67	13,435,170	100
=36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.67	7,320	100
=38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.65	1,197,137	100
=38	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.65	12,617,635	100
=38	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.65	2,442,366	100
=41	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.63	1,456,762	100
=41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.63	9,038,536	100
=43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.61	2,396,780	100
=43	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.61	11,540	100
=45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.60	132,475	100
=45	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
47	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.59	5,900	100
=48	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.58	292,520	100
=48	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.58	983,945	100
=48	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.58	121,930	100
=51	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.57	2,754,920	100
=51	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.57	298,420	100
=51	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.57	6,161,204	100
=54	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.56	2,020,690	100
=54	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.56	1,314,174	100
=56	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.55	1,233,400	100
=56	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.55	2,750	100
=58	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.54	3,696,312	100
=58	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.54	8,418,987	100
=60	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.53	1,473,308	100
=60	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.53	71,656	100
=62	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.50	1,163,000	100
=62	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.50	59,720	100
=64	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.49	1,480,364	100
=64	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.49	31,009	100
66	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.48	587,335	100
=67	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.47	2,814,984	100
=67	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.47	44,850	100
=67	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.47	185,280	100
=67	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.47	15,165	100
71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.46	17,660,682	100
72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.45	6,771,727	100
=73	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.44	35,810	100
=73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.44	15,890,450	100
=73	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,670	100
76	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.42	9,174	100
77	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.41	3,696,510	100
78	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.40	152,455	100
=79	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.37	69,714,894	100
=79	Colombia`COL`South America	0.37	16,047,558	100
81	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.36	7,099,973	100
=82	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.35	22,627	100
=82	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.35	175,550	100
=82	Peru`PER`South America	0.35	6,279,706	100
=85	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.34	42,690,754	100
=85	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.34	17,435	100
=87	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.33	123,197,500	100
=87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.33	36,925	100
=89	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.32	537,836	100
=89	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.32	203,064	100
=89	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.32	197,367	100
=89	United States`USA`Northern America	0.32	142,496,859	100
=93	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.31	2,867,260	100
=93	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.31	3,516,445	100
=93	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.31	437,343	100
=96	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.29	157,229	100
=96	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.29	1,114,276	100
=96	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.29	27,994,616	100
=99	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.28	8,887,785	100
=99	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.28	2,982,200	100
=101	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.27	8,853,980	100
=101	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.27	14,874	100
=103	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.26	4,941	100
=103	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.26	636,824	100
=105	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.25	275,524	100
=105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.25	2,503,790	100
107	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.24	6,268,300	100
=108	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.23	437,030	100
=108	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.23	14,594,820	100
=108	Chile`CHL`South America	0.23	3,535,723	100
=111	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.22	1,758,600	100
=111	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.22	325,716	100
=111	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.22	5,590,490	100
=114	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.21	1,900,600	100
=114	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.21	282,078	100
=114	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.21	5,975,260	100
117	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.20	1,809,700	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	10,068,850	100
=118	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.17	7,630,475	100
=120	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	6,182,000	100
=120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.16	1,450,100	100
=122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.14	4,796,573	100
=122	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.14	4,306,370	100
=122	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.14	4,523,718	100
125	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.13	12,686,600	100
=126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.11	3,411,732	100
=126	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.11	416,871	100
=126	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.11	6,205,700	100
129	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.10	1,284,824	100
=130	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.09	431,400	100
=130	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,280	100
=130	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.09	91,300	100
=130	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,178	100
=130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.09	273,734	100
=135	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	39,127,460	100
=135	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.08	100,660	100
=135	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	896,420	100
=135	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.08	150,680	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.08	209,700	100
=140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.07	3,183,600	100
=140	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.07	76,400	100
=140	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.07	1,608,940	100
=143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	762,180	100
=143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,253,600	100
=145	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.05	2,273,165	100
=145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.05	6,830	100
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	609,593	100
=145	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,808,580	100
=145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.05	925,019	100
=150	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.04	991,156	100
=150	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.04	1,012,491	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.03	1,459,549	100
=152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.03	461,900	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.03	4,921,200	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	34,149	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.02	864,658	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	590,400	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	41,400	100

02In 1970

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore23.91
2Hong Kong13.07
3Netherlands2.46
4Malta1.76
5Denmark1.63

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

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestUnited States142,496,859
LowestNauru290
Middle country: 1,299,499
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031969 → 1970

Since 1969

What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
99values changed, of 158 in both
75 · 24rose · fell
59unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong10.87 → 13.07+2.20
Singapore22.52 → 23.91+1.39
Netherlands2.31 → 2.46+0.15
Japan1.01 → 1.09+0.08
Trinidad and Tobago1.03 → 1.10+0.07

Fell most

Malta1.87 → 1.76−0.11
Cuba1.04 → 0.94−0.10
Bahamas1.65 → 1.55−0.10
Saint Lucia0.67 → 0.61−0.06
Jordan0.29 → 0.25−0.04

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 1970.
87 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.09. 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) (1970). Livestock Density, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1970

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