Data for 1976

Livestock Density, 1976

Name: Livestock Density, 1976
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1976, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1976 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 39.28; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.01. The middle country reads 0.43. Against 1975, 105 values changed (72 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1976

HighestSingapore

39.28

Lowest2 countries share it

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1976the 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, 1976, 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, 1976: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	39.28	314,220	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	15.77	157,682	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.29	6,840,322	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.03	26,372	100
5	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.91	36,300	100
6	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.90	20,950	100
7	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.67	4,903,881	100
8	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.64	4,479,380	100
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.50	15,034,524	100
10	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.49	2,443,258	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.48	27,780,518	100
=12	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.37	1,229,206	100
=12	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.37	1,263,593	100
14	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.28	6,232,920	100
15	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.26	133,140	100
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.22	7,656,241	100
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.21	4,858,000	100
18	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.16	19,790	100
19	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.13	66,834	100
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.05	3,348,719	100
21	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.02	18,915,521	100
22	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.97	13,984,584	100
23	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.95	8,561	100
24	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.94	4,685	100
25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.91	480,950	100
=26	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.89	1,413,150	100
=26	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.89	228,635	100
28	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.88	8,810	100
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.87	8,660	100
30	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.86	27,642,002	100
31	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.85	340	100
32	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.80	974,670	100
=33	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.78	2,031,840	100
=33	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.78	15,068,233	100
35	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.76	136,158,240	100
36	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.75	1,711,503	100
=37	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.74	4,435,260	100
=37	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.74	24,461	100
=39	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.71	12,389,045	100
=39	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.71	1,640,860	100
41	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.69	4,637,325	100
=42	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.67	1,686,400	100
=42	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.67	2,501,439	100
=44	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.66	6,857,903	100
=44	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.66	82,743	100
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.65	1,439,414	100
47	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.63	84,550	100
48	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.62	161,700	100
=49	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.61	2,231,200	100
=49	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.61	1,109,760	100
=49	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.61	9,325,550	100
=52	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.60	107,530	100
=52	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.60	306,515	100
=52	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=55	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.59	3,674,558	100
=55	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.59	1,423,061	100
=57	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.58	626,210	100
=57	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.58	912,593	100
59	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.57	11,340	100
=60	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.56	47,680	100
=60	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.56	3,133,068	100
=60	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.56	5,441,989	100
=63	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.55	3,723,190	100
=63	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.55	2,167,350	100
=63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.55	8,276,071	100
=66	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.52	49,810	100
=66	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.52	18,506,452	100
=66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.52	35,907	100
69	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.50	1,592,662	100
70	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.48	18,050,671	100
71	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.47	8,310,527	100
=72	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.45	1,147,150	100
=72	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.45	8,941	100
=74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.44	173,690	100
=74	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.44	23,025	100
=74	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,587	100
=74	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.44	24,061	100
=78	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.43	90,974,136	100
=78	Colombia`COL`South America	0.43	19,233,229	100
=78	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.43	1,256,820	100
81	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.41	209,300	100
82	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.40	8,161,167	100
=83	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.38	48,345,051	100
=83	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.38	156,473,285	100
=83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.38	4,547,540	100
=86	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.36	688,115	100
=86	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.36	6,900	100
=86	United States`USA`Northern America	0.36	155,493,402	100
89	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.35	3,164,317	100
90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34	252,248	100
=91	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.33	186,180	100
=91	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.33	3,038,059	100
=91	Peru`PER`South America	0.33	6,356,540	100
=94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.32	31,184,050	100
=94	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.32	70,185	100
=96	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.31	332,583	100
=96	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.31	1,375,469	100
=96	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.31	3,564,200	100
=99	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.30	19,395	100
=99	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.30	33,735	100
=99	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.30	9,532,018	100
102	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	2,983,620	100
=103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.26	16,696,915	100
=103	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.26	358,015	100
=103	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.26	291,536	100
=103	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.26	433,832	100
=107	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.25	521,800	100
=107	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.25	8,874,270	100
=107	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.25	590,940	100
=110	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.24	2,021,700	100
=110	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.24	6,072,700	100
=110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.24	6,884,750	100
=113	Chile`CHL`South America	0.22	3,708,120	100
=113	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.22	5,839,900	100
115	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.21	1,933,600	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,761,470	100
=116	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.19	1,788,760	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.18	10,771,500	100
=118	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.18	8,026,125	100
120	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.17	105,938	100
=121	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	6,085,900	100
=121	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.16	169,130	100
=123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.14	4,599,673	100
=123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.14	4,889,642	100
=123	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.14	549,030	100
=123	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.14	4,223,417	100
=123	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.14	8,002,700	100
=123	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,362,051	100
=129	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.12	582,960	100
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.12	343,321	100
131	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.11	3,543,000	100
=132	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.10	124,500	100
=132	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.10	3,806	100
=132	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.10	1,378,587	100
=135	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.09	46,187,435	100
=135	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	175,827	100
=135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,540	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.09	235,900	100
=139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	981,200	100
=139	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.08	91,200	100
141	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.07	1,721,700	100
=142	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.06	2,530,636	100
=142	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,558,820	100
=142	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,645,842	100
=142	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.06	7,860	100
=142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	890,140	100
=142	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.06	905,175	100
=142	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.06	1,277,762	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,159,210	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,817,900	100
=151	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,647,525	100
=151	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.04	611,000	100
=151	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,446,625	100
=151	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,518,300	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	51,500	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	899,279	100
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	62,393	100
=157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	1,045,575	100

02In 1976

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore39.28
2Hong Kong15.77
3Netherlands3.29
4Malta2.03
5Barbados1.91

Lowest

157Saudi Arabiashared0.01
157Republic of the Congoshared0.01
155Mozambiqueshared0.03
155Gabonshared0.03
151Namibiashared0.04

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.43. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestChina156,473,285
LowestNauru340
Middle country: 1,431,237
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
105values changed, of 158 in both
72 · 33rose · fell
53unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong14.06 → 15.77+1.71
Singapore38.70 → 39.28+0.58
Bahamas1.42 → 1.90+0.48
Malta1.80 → 2.03+0.23
Taiwan1.20 → 1.37+0.17

Fell most

Cambodia0.64 → 0.45−0.19
United Arab Emirates0.49 → 0.32−0.17
Timor-Leste1.02 → 0.89−0.13
Philippines0.67 → 0.56−0.11
Vietnam0.79 → 0.69−0.10

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 1976.
87 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 7 countries share 0.06. 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) (1976). Livestock Density, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1976

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