Data for 1978

Livestock Density, 1978

Name: Livestock Density, 1978
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1978, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1978 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 40.53; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.01. The middle country reads 0.44. Against 1977, 105 values changed (72 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1978

HighestSingapore

40.53

Lowest2 countries share it

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1978the year it describes
91distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Livestock Density, 1978, 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, 1978: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	40.53	324,270	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	23.16	185,301	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.60	7,373,535	100
4	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.21	42,050	100
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.97	27,551	100
6	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.81	4,587,585	100
7	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.76	5,152,577	100
8	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.75	17,476,670	100
9	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.63	17,941	100
10	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.57	1,441,265	100
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.53	28,547,574	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.52	2,493,898	100
13	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.42	1,277,061	100
14	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.38	8,554,800	100
=15	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.30	19,500	100
=15	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.30	137,950	100
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.28	6,271,630	100
18	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.26	5,106,300	100
19	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.20	74,628	100
20	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.13	10,131	100
21	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.07	3,407,392	100
22	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.06	34,919	100
23	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.97	14,026,169	100
24	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.95	17,499,451	100
25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.94	1,181,973	100
=26	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.93	9,265	100
=26	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.93	1,479,522	100
28	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.92	491,250	100
=29	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.90	4,523	100
=29	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.90	2,027,928	100
31	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.86	27,491,784	100
32	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.85	340	100
=33	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.82	15,714,484	100
=33	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.82	9,070	100
=35	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.79	2,047,485	100
=35	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.79	5,420,095	100
=37	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.77	139,250,100	100
=37	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.77	104,099	100
39	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.76	1,783,250	100
40	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.75	130,470	100
=41	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.72	4,279,455	100
=41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.72	12,665,946	100
43	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.70	7,221,910	100
44	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.69	2,569,582	100
45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.67	2,641,450	100
=46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.66	1,552,290	100
=46	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.66	1,699,830	100
48	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.63	999,055	100
=49	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.62	2,333,440	100
=49	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.62	1,143,610	100
=49	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.62	12,424	100
=49	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.62	168,600	100
=49	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.62	1,245	100
=54	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.61	4,101,900	100
=54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.61	309,100	100
=54	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.61	77,270	100
=57	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.60	673,540	100
=57	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.60	9,097,300	100
=59	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.59	3,636,938	100
=59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.59	164,500	100
=59	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.59	5,951,486	100
62	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.58	8,750,515	100
63	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.57	3,443,645	100
64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.54	19,646,602	100
65	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.53	10,120	100
=66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.52	36,926	100
=66	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.52	1,283,356	100
=68	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.51	47,280	100
=68	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.51	51,110	100
=70	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.50	1,496,695	100
=70	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.50	1,638,014	100
=72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.49	9,068,849	100
=72	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.49	18,710,420	100
=74	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.47	24,299	100
=74	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.47	102,560	100
76	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.45	181,715	100
=77	Colombia`COL`South America	0.44	19,782,527	100
=77	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.44	224,240	100
=77	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.44	6,548	100
=77	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.44	25,146	100
81	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.42	93,978,734	100
82	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.41	8,570,598	100
83	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.40	7,520	100
=84	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.38	157,135,867	100
=84	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.38	4,767,535	100
=86	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.37	47,272,106	100
=86	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.37	729,901	100
88	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.35	915,000	100
=89	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.34	22,145	100
=89	United States`USA`Northern America	0.34	146,506,910	100
=91	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.33	190,350	100
=91	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.33	2,992,868	100
=91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.33	32,109,757	100
=91	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.33	258,345	100
95	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.32	3,024,130	100
=96	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.31	297,512	100
=96	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.31	1,450,170	100
=96	Peru`PER`South America	0.31	6,176,650	100
=96	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.31	9,897,122	100
=100	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.30	3,171,930	100
=100	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.30	3,443,500	100
=102	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.29	181,438	100
=102	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.29	32,664	100
104	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.28	310,124	100
=105	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.27	6,897,820	100
=105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.27	456,635	100
=107	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.26	2,281,415	100
=107	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.26	365,745	100
=107	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.26	9,174,220	100
110	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.25	15,486,340	100
=111	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.24	517,800	100
=111	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.24	7,201,810	100
=113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.23	2,083,120	100
=113	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.23	517,273	100
115	Chile`CHL`South America	0.22	3,807,669	100
=116	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.21	5,887,320	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.21	1,851,070	100
=116	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.21	9,178,225	100
119	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.19	11,446,200	100
120	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.18	189,823	100
121	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.17	1,631,230	100
=122	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	5,937,501	100
=122	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.16	5,261,515	100
=122	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.16	4,881,859	100
=125	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.15	723,010	100
=125	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.15	5,515,263	100
=125	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.15	582,467	100
=125	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.15	8,681,100	100
=125	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15	13,768,300	100
=130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.12	3,896,000	100
=130	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.12	1,613,456	100
=130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.12	350,158	100
133	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.11	146,950	100
134	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.10	183,128	100
=135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.09	3,600	100
=135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.09	96,900	100
=135	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,306	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.09	247,700	100
=139	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	40,816,174	100
=139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	986,800	100
=141	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.07	2,895,165	100
=141	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.07	8,140	100
=141	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.07	1,751,200	100
=141	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.07	1,328,417	100
=145	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,569,380	100
=145	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.06	2,936,500	100
=145	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	899,840	100
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.06	821,760	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,168,660	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,904,800	100
=149	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,768,856	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,745,575	100
=152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.04	681,000	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,198,225	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	63,401	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	947,500	100
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	73,366	100
=157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.01	1,197,032	100

02In 1978

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore40.53
2Hong Kong23.16
3Netherlands3.60
4Barbados2.21
5Malta1.97

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 0.44. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestChina157,135,867
LowestNauru340
Middle country: 1,560,835
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031977 → 1978

Since 1977

What changed between 1977 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 Kong20.03 → 23.16+3.13
Tonga0.83 → 1.06+0.23
Barbados1.98 → 2.21+0.23
Netherlands3.38 → 3.60+0.22
Bangladesh1.53 → 1.75+0.22

Fell most

Singapore44.85 → 40.53−4.32
Bahamas2.06 → 1.63−0.43
Timor-Leste0.73 → 0.62−0.11
Brunei1.41 → 1.30−0.11
Belize0.56 → 0.51−0.05

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 1978.
91 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.62. 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) (1978). Livestock Density, 1978 [data set], describing 1978. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1978

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