Data for 1972

Livestock Density, 1972

Name: Livestock Density, 1972
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1972, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1972 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 29.36; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.38. Against 1971, 108 values changed (73 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1972

HighestSingapore

29.36

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

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

158countries
3measures per country
1972the year it describes
88distinct 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, 1972, 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, 1972: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	29.36	322,925	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	17.15	205,781	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.65	5,622,502	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.83	25,554	100
5	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.77	33,550	100
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.68	4,953,617	100
7	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.56	15,590	100
8	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.53	4,355,670	100
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.47	14,645,000	100
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.40	26,463,960	100
11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.38	1,257,918	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.36	2,255,085	100
13	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.28	313,947	100
=14	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.26	66,788	100
=14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.26	1,130,954	100
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.18	5,718,165	100
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.16	4,436,000	100
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.15	7,446,609	100
=18	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.15	116,130	100
20	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.04	14,073,891	100
21	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.03	18,521	100
22	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.01	9,050	100
23	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.98	18,457,675	100
24	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.96	3,189,196	100
25	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.93	1,465,795	100
26	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.92	2,261,175	100
27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.88	5,661,175	100
28	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.86	7,264,485	100
29	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.83	330	100
30	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.81	995,476	100
31	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.80	2,077,895	100
32	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.78	25,476,941	100
=33	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.77	4,284,625	100
=33	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.77	3,830	100
35	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.74	132,484,601	100
36	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.72	13,870,600	100
=37	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.70	1,321,336	100
=37	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.70	12,275,872	100
=39	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.69	6,883	100
=39	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.69	1,045,950	100
=41	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.68	7,530	100
=41	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.68	1,545,044	100
43	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.66	2,459,680	100
44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.62	2,433,220	100
=45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.61	141,144	100
=45	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.61	82,156	100
=47	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.60	1,692,813	100
=47	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.60	6,490,354	100
=47	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.60	1,350,450	100
=47	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.60	1,052,375	100
=47	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=52	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.59	313,560	100
=52	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.59	125,930	100
=54	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.58	1,379,200	100
=54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.58	291,940	100
=56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.57	3,926,020	100
=56	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.57	1,335,311	100
58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.56	2,807,190	100
=59	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.55	10,950	100
=59	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.55	8,449,206	100
=59	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.55	65,917	100
62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.54	8,276,144	100
63	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.53	3,210,738	100
64	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.52	1,860,015	100
65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.51	7,574,033	100
=66	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.49	1,512,404	100
=66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.49	31,140	100
=68	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.48	39,970	100
=68	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.48	46,030	100
=68	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.48	190,240	100
=71	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.47	553,025	100
=71	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.47	16,543,800	100
73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.45	9,058	100
=74	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,636	100
=74	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.44	17,261,271	100
76	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.41	159,450	100
77	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.40	13,323	100
=78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.38	75,899,500	100
=78	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.38	145,603,200	100
=78	Colombia`COL`South America	0.38	17,096,850	100
=78	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.38	3,460,200	100
=82	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.37	185,900	100
=82	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.37	18,712	100
=82	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.37	7,383,794	100
=85	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.35	45,065,420	100
=85	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.35	23,064	100
87	United States`USA`Northern America	0.34	149,460,151	100
=88	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.33	591,243	100
=88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.33	36,955	100
=88	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.33	215,647	100
=88	Peru`PER`South America	0.33	6,208,580	100
=88	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.33	17,964	100
=93	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.32	171,020	100
=93	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.32	2,909,749	100
=93	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.32	205,558	100
=93	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.32	3,680,325	100
=97	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.30	5,610	100
=97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.30	459,419	100
=99	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.29	27,813,551	100
=99	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.29	3,214,600	100
=101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.28	312,821	100
=101	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.28	9,044,972	100
=103	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.27	9,194,020	100
=103	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.27	1,114,700	100
105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.26	2,630,238	100
=106	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.25	474,044	100
=106	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.25	15,468,890	100
=106	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.25	589,450	100
=109	Chile`CHL`South America	0.23	3,612,527	100
=109	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.23	5,897,400	100
=109	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.23	6,127,760	100
=112	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.22	1,777,500	100
=112	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.22	336,037	100
=112	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.22	302,050	100
=112	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.22	6,235,440	100
=116	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.20	1,836,400	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.20	1,787,990	100
=118	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.18	7,722,875	100
=118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.18	1,649,300	100
120	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	10,203,700	100
121	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.15	4,828,749	100
=122	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.13	4,965,200	100
=122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.13	4,564,419	100
=122	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.13	12,419,351	100
=125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.12	3,715,142	100
=125	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.12	3,776,500	100
=125	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.12	6,720,400	100
128	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.11	446,075	100
=129	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.10	485,700	100
=129	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.10	106,520	100
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.10	300,334	100
132	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,400	100
=133	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	42,434,040	100
=133	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.08	106,420	100
=133	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	959,090	100
=133	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.08	158,704	100
=133	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.08	216,800	100
=133	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.08	1,167,506	100
=139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.07	3,485,200	100
=139	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.07	81,800	100
=139	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.07	2,665	100
=139	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.07	1,747,180	100
=143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.06	7,210	100
=143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	771,438	100
=145	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.05	2,362,763	100
=145	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.05	1,173,912	100
=145	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	2,009,000	100
=145	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,863,400	100
=145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.05	997,074	100
=150	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,625,850	100
=150	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.04	1,063,865	100
=150	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.04	569,120	100
=150	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,160,790	100
=154	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.03	499,700	100
=154	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	881,782	100
156	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	37,450	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	674,115	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.00	44,900	100

02In 1972

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore29.36
2Hong Kong17.15
3Netherlands2.65
4Malta1.83
5Barbados1.77

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
156Gabon0.02
154Mozambiqueshared0.03
154Côte d’Ivoireshared0.03

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.38. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestUnited States149,460,151
LowestNauru330
Middle country: 1,364,825
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
108values changed, of 158 in both
73 · 35rose · fell
50unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong16.56 → 17.15+0.59
Netherlands2.51 → 2.65+0.14
Seychelles0.63 → 0.77+0.14
Haiti0.84 → 0.93+0.09
Antigua and Barbuda0.92 → 1.01+0.09

Fell most

Singapore29.99 → 29.36−0.63
Malta1.97 → 1.83−0.14
Brunei1.15 → 1.03−0.12
Cuba0.87 → 0.77−0.10
Bahamas1.62 → 1.56−0.06

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 1972.
88 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) (1972). Livestock Density, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1972

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