Data for 1980

Livestock Density, 1980

Name: Livestock Density, 1980
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1980, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1980 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 37.38; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.43. Against 1979, 122 values changed (89 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1980

HighestSingapore

37.38

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1980the year it describes
96distinct 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, 1980, 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, 1980: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	37.38	299,075	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	23.36	210,243	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.02	8,181,243	100
4	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.43	46,150	100
5	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	2.05	1,858,726	100
=6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.84	5,343,250	100
=6	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.84	4,487,176	100
8	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.74	22,598	100
9	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.59	23,775	100
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.58	29,179,618	100
11	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.54	13,834	100
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.52	2,513,745	100
13	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.49	9,192,150	100
14	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.44	15,818	100
15	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.41	142,730	100
16	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.40	1,307,125	100
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.31	5,370,000	100
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.26	6,214,963	100
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.25	12,516,050	100
20	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.21	83,365	100
21	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.17	157,392	100
22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.11	3,489,901	100
23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.08	5,409	100
24	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.06	35,910	100
25	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.01	10,053	100
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.99	14,418,752	100
27	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.98	390	100
28	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.97	516,730	100
29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.94	17,395,101	100
30	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.92	1,478,300	100
31	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.87	27,712,894	100
32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.86	1,932,451	100
33	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.84	5,745,610	100
=34	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.81	1,063,300	100
=34	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.81	2,066,185	100
=36	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.80	144,291,600	100
=36	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.80	1,949,050	100
=36	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.80	15,291,066	100
39	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.78	9,340	100
40	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.77	1,243,802	100
41	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.75	7,810,200	100
=42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.74	126,210	100
=42	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.74	2,952,050	100
44	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.73	12,817,303	100
45	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.72	4,251,505	100
46	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.71	2,628,202	100
47	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.70	1,398	100
=48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.68	1,700,735	100
=48	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.68	10,278,622	100
50	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.67	1,756,509	100
51	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.66	13,624	100
=52	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.65	731,255	100
=52	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.65	187,700	100
=52	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.65	325,435	100
=55	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.64	10,250	100
=55	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.64	4,234,500	100
57	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.63	9,376,605	100
=58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.62	3,819,458	100
=58	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.62	1,150,675	100
60	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.60	1,825,530	100
=61	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.59	3,818,749	100
=61	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.59	1,374,405	100
=63	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.58	6,205,566	100
=63	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.58	128,953	100
=63	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.58	74,481	100
=66	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.57	342,392	100
=66	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.57	31,298	100
68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.54	39,720	100
69	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.53	19,969,102	100
=70	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.52	1,681,859	100
=70	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.52	1,955,010	100
72	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.51	19,830,991	100
73	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.50	48,283	100
74	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.49	48,500	100
=75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.46	189,415	100
=75	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.46	237,875	100
77	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.45	103,823,410	100
=78	Colombia`COL`South America	0.43	19,656,991	100
=78	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.43	8,160	100
=78	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.43	6,521	100
=78	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.43	9,135,436	100
=82	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.41	26,355	100
=82	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.41	24,292	100
=82	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.41	7,859,064	100
=82	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.41	114,435	100
86	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.40	809,316	100
=87	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.39	167,799,283	100
=87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.39	44,605	100
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.37	4,740,255	100
90	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.36	46,096,347	100
91	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.35	194,905	100
=92	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.34	3,185,700	100
=92	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.34	33,625,880	100
=92	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34	268,503	100
=92	United States`USA`Northern America	0.34	144,682,850	100
=96	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.32	2,893,995	100
=96	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.32	1,567,768	100
=96	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.32	10,003,100	100
99	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.31	826,620	100
=100	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.30	254,741	100
=100	Peru`PER`South America	0.30	6,217,615	100
=102	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.29	2,628,439	100
=102	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.29	376,154	100
=104	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.28	310,705	100
=104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	2,945,620	100
=106	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.27	9,769,050	100
=106	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.27	6,905,400	100
=106	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.27	469,742	100
=109	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.26	15,957,225	100
=109	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.26	586,035	100
=111	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.25	2,271,910	100
=111	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.25	7,483,330	100
=111	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.25	2,923,150	100
114	Chile`CHL`South America	0.24	4,043,901	100
=115	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.21	438,900	100
=115	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.21	219,921	100
=117	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.20	1,010,590	100
=117	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.20	11,264,100	100
=117	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.20	5,822,241	100
=117	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.20	9,019,950	100
121	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,706,830	100
=122	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.17	5,580,250	100
=122	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.17	5,283,953	100
=122	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.17	1,543,020	100
=125	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,670,012	100
=125	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.16	594,331	100
=125	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.16	9,322,340	100
=128	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.15	5,842,250	100
=128	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.15	4,728,300	100
=128	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15	14,069,251	100
131	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.13	1,882,383	100
132	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.12	159,510	100
=133	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.10	3,660	100
=133	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.10	262,000	100
=135	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	170,481	100
=135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.09	104,100	100
=135	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.09	3,212	100
=135	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.09	278,156	100
=139	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.08	3,372,375	100
=139	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	38,607,500	100
=139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	989,800	100
=139	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,768,550	100
=143	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.07	3,271,500	100
=143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.07	8,300	100
=143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.07	904,240	100
=143	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.07	1,006,200	100
=143	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.07	1,369,495	100
148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,595,330	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,188,710	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,971,240	100
=149	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.05	1,940,453	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,875,575	100
=152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.04	758,000	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,364,525	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	61,650	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	1,004,100	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	1,360,685	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	68,819	100

02In 1980

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore37.38
2Hong Kong23.36
3Netherlands4.02
4Barbados2.43
5Taiwan2.05

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.01
157Saudi Arabia0.02
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
HighestChina167,799,283
LowestNauru390
Middle country: 1,691,297
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
122values changed, of 158 in both
89 · 33rose · fell
36unchanged

Rose most

Taiwan1.74 → 2.05+0.31
Netherlands3.76 → 4.02+0.26
Lebanon0.38 → 0.57+0.19
Brunei1.41 → 1.59+0.18
Antigua and Barbuda1.37 → 1.54+0.17

Fell most

Singapore41.95 → 37.38−4.57
Hong Kong24.88 → 23.36−1.52
Bangladesh1.83 → 1.25−0.58
Malta1.97 → 1.74−0.23
South Korea1.02 → 0.86−0.16

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 1980.
96 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.07. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1980). Livestock Density, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1980

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