Data for 1975

Livestock Density, 1975

Name: Livestock Density, 1975
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1975, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1975 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 38.70; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.01. The middle country reads 0.41. Against 1974, 117 values changed (76 up, 41 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1975

HighestSingapore

38.70

Lowest2 countries share it

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1975the year it describes
95distinct 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, 1975, 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, 1975: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	38.70	309,570	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	14.06	140,592	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.29	6,873,439	100
4	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.84	34,950	100
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.80	23,426	100
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.66	4,871,329	100
7	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.58	4,461,440	100
8	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.48	27,880,542	100
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.47	14,689,020	100
10	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.46	2,395,628	100
11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.42	14,150	100
12	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.35	1,214,324	100
13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.34	6,477,939	100
14	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.23	129,970	100
15	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.21	7,662,401	100
16	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.20	1,096,189	100
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.18	4,734,000	100
18	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.12	65,166	100
19	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.09	19,700	100
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.06	3,370,949	100
21	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.04	19,405,158	100
22	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1.02	261,250	100
23	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.01	14,120,977	100
=24	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.95	8,517	100
=24	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.95	380	100
26	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.94	4,698	100
27	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.87	1,384,650	100
28	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.86	27,736,495	100
29	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.85	459,010	100
30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.84	8,365	100
31	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.83	15,885,342	100
32	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.82	8,183	100
33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.81	1,849,153	100
=34	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.79	2,052,505	100
=34	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.79	5,175,415	100
=36	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.75	4,346,675	100
=36	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.75	135,008,804	100
38	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.74	911,045	100
=39	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.69	1,682,050	100
=39	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.69	12,104,150	100
41	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.68	1,568,050	100
=42	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.67	6,164,000	100
=42	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.67	2,512,126	100
=44	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.66	1,406,221	100
=44	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.66	10,038,300	100
=46	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.65	87,130	100
=46	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.65	6,713,443	100
=48	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.64	1,592,825	100
=48	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.64	157,750	100
50	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.63	79,490	100
51	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.62	20,927	100
52	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.61	4,138,130	100
=53	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.60	1,092,515	100
=53	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=55	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.59	300,265	100
=55	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.59	2,147,469	100
=55	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.59	1,386,652	100
=58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.58	3,437,120	100
=58	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.58	909,450	100
=58	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.58	2,276,920	100
=61	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.57	102,190	100
=61	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.57	3,051,798	100
=63	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.55	592,910	100
=63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.55	46,530	100
=65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.54	8,013,548	100
=65	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.54	10,830	100
=65	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.54	35,134	100
68	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.52	1,490,140	100
69	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.51	48,860	100
=70	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.50	1,573,138	100
=70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.50	17,969,301	100
72	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.49	105,230	100
=73	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.47	8,083,702	100
=73	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.47	17,710,951	100
75	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,574	100
76	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.43	169,830	100
77	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.42	22,966	100
=78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.41	84,676,594	100
=78	Colombia`COL`South America	0.41	18,698,918	100
=78	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.41	21,220	100
=81	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.40	7,955	100
=81	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.40	202,300	100
83	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.39	7,862,400	100
84	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.38	151,122,150	100
=85	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.37	47,314,006	100
=85	United States`USA`Northern America	0.37	160,670,502	100
87	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.36	672,993	100
=88	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.35	6,595	100
=88	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.35	3,230,804	100
=88	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.35	4,143,915	100
=91	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.34	3,129,190	100
=91	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34	243,919	100
93	Peru`PER`South America	0.33	6,293,805	100
94	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.32	183,100	100
=95	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.31	30,050,452	100
=95	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.31	3,496,800	100
97	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.30	1,304,655	100
=98	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.29	18,870	100
=98	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.29	327,699	100
=98	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.29	32,895	100
=98	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.29	9,279,427	100
=102	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.28	453,374	100
=102	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	2,879,340	100
=104	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.27	16,962,015	100
=104	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.27	354,542	100
=106	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.25	521,186	100
=106	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.25	8,797,650	100
=106	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.25	605,520	100
=109	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.24	326,458	100
=109	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.24	6,146,890	100
=109	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.24	150,475	100
=112	Chile`CHL`South America	0.23	3,864,187	100
=112	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.23	6,635,980	100
=114	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.22	1,882,000	100
=114	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.22	5,991,540	100
116	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.21	1,873,400	100
=117	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,709,020	100
=117	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.19	1,781,400	100
119	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.18	8,098,340	100
120	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.17	10,454,684	100
121	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	5,964,901	100
122	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.15	152,325	100
=123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.14	4,405,070	100
=123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.14	4,852,450	100
=123	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.14	7,614,350	100
=123	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,290,230	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.13	509,709	100
=127	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.13	3,887,960	100
129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.12	342,638	100
=130	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.11	555,900	100
=130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.11	3,376,000	100
=132	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.09	45,921,400	100
=132	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.09	121,440	100
=132	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	179,163	100
=132	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,510	100
=132	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.09	230,600	100
=132	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.09	1,311,523	100
=138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	999,230	100
=138	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.08	88,700	100
=138	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.08	3,087	100
=138	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,844,030	100
=142	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.06	2,576,795	100
=142	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,643,300	100
=142	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.06	8,060	100
=142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	880,406	100
=142	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.06	853,395	100
=142	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.06	1,140,704	100
148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.05	1,414,900	100
=149	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,736,000	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.04	1,142,740	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.04	1,738,500	100
=149	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,407,080	100
=149	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,570,080	100
=154	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.03	563,000	100
=154	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	949,834	100
156	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.02	43,450	100
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	55,494	100
=157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	944,529	100

02In 1975

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore38.70
2Hong Kong14.06
3Netherlands3.29
4Barbados1.84
5Malta1.80

Lowest

157Saudi Arabiashared0.01
157Republic of the Congoshared0.01
156Gabon0.02
154Mozambiqueshared0.03
154Côte d’Ivoireshared0.03

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.41. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestUnited States160,670,502
LowestNauru380
Middle country: 1,452,520
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031974 → 1975

Since 1974

What changed between 1974 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
117values changed, of 158 in both
76 · 41rose · fell
41unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong11.24 → 14.06+2.82
Singapore37.68 → 38.70+1.02
Israel0.63 → 0.85+0.22
Malta1.62 → 1.80+0.18
Bahrain0.67 → 0.82+0.15

Fell most

Timor-Leste1.22 → 1.02−0.20
Taiwan1.40 → 1.20−0.20
Vietnam0.95 → 0.79−0.16
Cambodia0.79 → 0.64−0.15
Barbados1.98 → 1.84−0.14

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 1975.
95 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 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) (1975). Livestock Density, 1975 [data set], describing 1975. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1975

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