Data for 1971

Livestock Density, 1971

Name: Livestock Density, 1971
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1971, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1971 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 29.99; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.37. Against 1970, 101 values changed (71 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1971

HighestSingapore

29.99

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1971the year it describes
85distinct 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, 1971, 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, 1971: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	29.99	299,890	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	16.56	198,737	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.51	5,367,133	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.97	27,521	100
5	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.69	32,150	100
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.63	4,805,126	100
7	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.62	16,170	100
8	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.52	14,700,000	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.51	4,292,670	100
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.42	26,882,579	100
=11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.34	1,243,438	100
=11	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.34	2,228,159	100
13	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.29	67,070	100
14	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.22	297,668	100
15	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.20	1,084,717	100
=16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.17	5,621,150	100
=16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.17	4,332,500	100
=18	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.15	21,787	100
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.15	7,527,255	100
20	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.11	112,230	100
21	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.02	13,324,060	100
22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.98	3,252,395	100
23	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.97	2,364,850	100
24	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.94	17,780,311	100
25	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.92	9,190	100
=26	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.87	4,411,630	100
=26	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.87	5,599,795	100
=28	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.84	1,431,580	100
=28	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.84	6,954,215	100
=30	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.78	956,148	100
=30	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.78	2,110,030	100
=30	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.78	25,606,572	100
=30	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.78	310	100
34	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.75	1,105,200	100
35	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.74	131,856,200	100
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.71	12,525,379	100
=37	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.67	1,255,960	100
=37	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.67	13,167,615	100
=37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.67	7,355	100
40	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.65	2,438,135	100
41	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.63	3,162	100
=42	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.62	6,150	100
=42	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.62	137,244	100
44	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.61	1,409,412	100
=45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.60	4,109,228	100
=45	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.60	1,032,092	100
=45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.60	2,375,740	100
=45	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.59	301,210	100
=49	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.59	6,348,410	100
=49	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.59	126,080	100
52	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.58	8,413,918	100
=53	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.57	1,590,161	100
=53	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.57	300,760	100
=53	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.57	1,280,250	100
=53	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.57	1,330,172	100
=57	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.56	1,317,078	100
=57	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.56	2,734,890	100
=57	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.56	11,200	100
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.55	65,402	100
=61	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.54	72,773	100
=61	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.54	8,310,031	100
63	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.52	1,868,389	100
64	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.50	3,003,784	100
65	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.49	1,495,384	100
=66	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.48	45,430	100
=66	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.48	7,148,619	100
=66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.48	30,966	100
=69	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.47	569,620	100
=69	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.47	188,010	100
=71	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.46	38,324	100
=71	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.46	16,187,050	100
73	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.45	17,158,312	100
=74	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,622	100
=74	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.44	14,153	100
76	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.43	9,518	100
77	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.41	155,865	100
78	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.40	3,584,250	100
=79	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.37	72,186,259	100
=79	Colombia`COL`South America	0.37	16,637,700	100
=81	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.36	180,900	100
=81	Peru`PER`South America	0.36	6,522,770	100
=81	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.36	7,266,075	100
=84	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.35	133,370,152	100
=84	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.35	17,955	100
=86	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.34	43,541,200	100
=86	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.34	21,908	100
=86	United States`USA`Northern America	0.34	147,491,703	100
89	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.33	36,785	100
=90	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.32	554,053	100
=90	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.32	204,688	100
=90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.32	205,780	100
=90	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.32	3,594,505	100
=90	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.32	460,980	100
=95	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.31	164,440	100
=95	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.31	2,822,989	100
97	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.30	16,237	100
98	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.29	3,176,500	100
=99	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.28	5,255	100
=99	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.28	308,743	100
=99	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.28	1,096,750	100
=99	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.28	27,487,306	100
=99	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.28	9,010,451	100
104	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.27	9,144,900	100
105	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.26	603,200	100
=106	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.25	6,394,850	100
=106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.25	2,532,314	100
108	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.24	15,165,974	100
=109	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.23	440,357	100
=109	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.23	1,852,000	100
=109	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.23	5,750,000	100
=112	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.22	1,944,600	100
=112	Chile`CHL`South America	0.22	3,416,920	100
=112	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.22	328,392	100
=115	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.21	288,591	100
=115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.21	1,857,900	100
=115	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.21	6,103,490	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	10,194,720	100
=118	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.17	7,576,815	100
=118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.17	1,565,260	100
121	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	6,148,000	100
122	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.15	4,735,182	100
123	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.14	4,386,500	100
=124	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.13	4,463,898	100
=124	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.13	12,486,800	100
=126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.12	3,565,426	100
=126	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.12	6,455,500	100
128	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.11	413,409	100
=129	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.09	454,700	100
=129	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,330	100
=129	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.09	95,900	100
=129	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.09	1,215,067	100
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.09	256,005	100
=134	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	40,965,027	100
=134	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.08	104,360	100
=134	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	897,760	100
=134	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.08	3,017	100
=134	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.08	212,455	100
=134	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,781,570	100
=140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.07	3,215,140	100
=140	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.07	145,674	100
=140	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.07	79,600	100
143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,189,000	100
=144	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.05	2,331,310	100
=144	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.05	6,980	100
=144	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.05	757,425	100
=144	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,836,140	100
=144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.05	953,074	100
=149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.04	1,024,706	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.04	1,040,483	100
=149	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.04	559,215	100
=149	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,139,080	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.03	1,575,890	100
=153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.03	477,500	100
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	915,193	100
156	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	35,578	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	633,900	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	43,500	100

02In 1971

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore29.99
2Hong Kong16.56
3Netherlands2.51
4Malta1.97
5Barbados1.69

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
156Gabon0.02
153Mozambiqueshared0.03
153Côte d’Ivoireshared0.03

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 States147,491,703
LowestNauru310
Middle country: 1,323,625
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031970 → 1971

Since 1970

What changed between 1970 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
101values changed, of 158 in both
71 · 30rose · fell
57unchanged

Rose most

Singapore23.91 → 29.99+6.08
Hong Kong13.07 → 16.56+3.49
Brunei0.87 → 1.15+0.28
Cambodia0.72 → 0.97+0.25
Malta1.76 → 1.97+0.21

Fell most

Suriname1.43 → 1.29−0.14
El Salvador0.89 → 0.78−0.11
Cuba0.94 → 0.87−0.07
New Zealand1.08 → 1.02−0.06
Taiwan1.26 → 1.20−0.06

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 1971.
85 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 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) (1971). Livestock Density, 1971 [data set], describing 1971. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1971

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