Data for 1977

Livestock Density, 1977

Name: Livestock Density, 1977
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1977, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1977 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 44.85; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.01. The middle country reads 0.43. Against 1976, 102 values changed (76 up, 26 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1977

HighestSingapore

44.85

Lowest2 countries share it

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1977the year it describes
89distinct 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, 1977, 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, 1977: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	44.85	358,790	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	20.03	180,306	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.38	6,979,340	100
4	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	2.06	22,665	100
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.02	28,294	100
6	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.98	37,550	100
=7	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.70	4,964,948	100
=7	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.70	4,491,750	100
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.53	15,282,250	100
10	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.51	1,396,795	100
11	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.50	2,456,446	100
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.49	27,885,283	100
13	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.41	21,200	100
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.40	1,262,478	100
15	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.30	8,102,784	100
16	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.29	136,920	100
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.28	6,247,435	100
18	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.24	4,995,100	100
19	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.10	67,190	100
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.07	3,403,549	100
=21	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.98	8,821	100
=21	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.98	14,015,852	100
=23	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.96	9,621	100
=23	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.96	17,707,750	100
=25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.92	1,130,090	100
=25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.92	486,365	100
27	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.91	1,441,298	100
28	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.86	27,510,800	100
29	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.83	27,402	100
=30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.81	8,920	100
=30	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.81	4,057	100
=32	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.80	320	100
=32	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.80	15,277,436	100
=34	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.79	1,789,260	100
=34	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.79	5,365,880	100
36	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	1,999,550	100
37	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.76	136,970,405	100
38	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.75	1,738,670	100
=39	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.73	12,734,105	100
=39	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.73	191,450	100
41	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.72	4,356,495	100
=42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.68	119,690	100
=42	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.68	7,020,805	100
=42	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.68	2,541,443	100
45	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.67	1,690,700	100
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.65	1,494,851	100
=47	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.63	84,979	100
=47	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.63	79,955	100
=49	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.62	166,550	100
=49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.62	316,120	100
=49	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.62	2,318,974	100
=49	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.62	1,230	100
=53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.61	969,040	100
=53	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.61	1,124,785	100
=53	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.61	2,416,250	100
=56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.60	4,034,470	100
=56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.60	8,916,940	100
=56	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.60	9,155,400	100
59	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.59	11,870	100
=60	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.58	641,985	100
=60	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.58	3,580,952	100
62	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.57	3,318,788	100
=63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.56	47,775	100
=63	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.56	1,367,765	100
=65	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.53	50,160	100
=65	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.53	19,065,100	100
=65	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.53	5,372,905	100
68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.51	35,985	100
=69	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.50	1,611,792	100
=69	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.50	25,740	100
=71	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.48	1,429,188	100
=71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.48	18,354,770	100
73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.47	9,463	100
74	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.46	8,311,533	100
=75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.44	177,715	100
=75	Colombia`COL`South America	0.44	19,753,392	100
=75	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,542	100
=75	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.44	24,680	100
79	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.43	94,426,711	100
80	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.42	216,550	100
=81	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.40	85,946	100
=81	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.40	8,250,020	100
=83	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.39	49,952,317	100
=83	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.39	990,475	100
=83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.39	4,737,040	100
=86	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.38	156,131,133	100
=86	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.38	7,205	100
88	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.37	708,385	100
89	United States`USA`Northern America	0.35	151,952,315	100
=90	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.34	3,115,558	100
=90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34	254,772	100
=92	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.33	188,200	100
=92	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.33	328,233	100
=92	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.33	3,064,965	100
=92	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.33	31,760,194	100
=96	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.32	20,520	100
=96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.32	36,025	100
=96	Peru`PER`South America	0.32	6,266,055	100
=96	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.32	3,725,300	100
100	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.31	9,673,079	100
101	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.30	1,386,785	100
102	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	2,994,960	100
103	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.27	303,819	100
=104	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.26	16,154,320	100
=104	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.26	360,128	100
=104	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.26	9,003,080	100
=104	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.26	438,808	100
108	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.25	2,187,425	100
=109	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.24	517,400	100
=109	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.24	6,251,400	100
=109	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.24	7,043,810	100
112	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.23	520,034	100
=113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.22	1,999,600	100
=113	Chile`CHL`South America	0.22	3,740,947	100
115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.21	1,823,830	100
116	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.20	5,629,220	100
=117	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.19	11,077,500	100
=117	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.19	8,552,465	100
=117	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.19	1,839,650	100
120	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.18	184,500	100
121	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.17	108,938	100
=122	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	5,995,400	100
=122	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.16	4,705,967	100
=124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.15	4,812,261	100
=124	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.15	8,320,700	100
=124	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15	13,670,378	100
=127	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.14	4,982,935	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.14	565,821	100
129	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.13	635,510	100
130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.12	335,962	100
=131	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.11	140,150	100
=131	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.11	3,604,000	100
=131	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.11	1,497,814	100
=134	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.09	43,186,990	100
=134	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	177,879	100
=134	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,570	100
=134	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,376	100
=134	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.09	241,500	100
=139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	989,000	100
=139	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.08	93,800	100
=141	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.07	8,020	100
=141	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.07	1,735,060	100
=143	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.06	2,758,232	100
=143	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,675,040	100
=143	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,789,600	100
=143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	894,840	100
=143	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.06	1,315,690	100
=148	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,166,580	100
=148	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.05	790,740	100
=148	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,877,800	100
=148	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,762,897	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,684,050	100
=152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.04	652,000	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,341,245	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	56,856	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	924,900	100
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	67,359	100
=157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	1,061,461	100

02In 1977

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore44.85
2Hong Kong20.03
3Netherlands3.38
4Bahamas2.06
5Malta2.02

Lowest

157Saudi Arabiashared0.01
157Republic of the Congoshared0.01
155Mozambiqueshared0.03
155Gabonshared0.03
152Mongoliashared0.04

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
HighestChina156,131,133
LowestNauru320
Middle country: 1,496,333
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
102values changed, of 158 in both
76 · 26rose · fell
56unchanged

Rose most

Singapore39.28 → 44.85+5.57
Hong Kong15.77 → 20.03+4.26
Brunei1.16 → 1.41+0.25
Bahamas1.90 → 2.06+0.16
Taiwan1.37 → 1.51+0.14

Fell most

Timor-Leste0.89 → 0.73−0.16
Seychelles0.94 → 0.81−0.13
United Kingdom1.02 → 0.96−0.06
Cambodia0.45 → 0.39−0.06
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.87 → 0.81−0.06

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 1977.
89 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) (1977). Livestock Density, 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1977

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