Data for 1982

Livestock Density, 1982

Name: Livestock Density, 1982
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1982, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1982 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 41.49; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.46. Against 1981, 98 values changed (71 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1982

HighestSingapore

41.49

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1982the year it describes
93distinct 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, 1982, 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, 1982: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	41.49	248,930	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	20.71	186,404	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.08	8,267,016	100
4	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.51	47,650	100
5	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.35	32,920	100
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.05	26,714	100
7	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.96	1,749,109	100
8	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.91	4,671,510	100
9	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.78	156,380	100
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.76	5,077,300	100
11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.69	18,630	100
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.60	29,402,520	100
13	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.58	14,218	100
14	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.57	9,560,750	100
15	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.46	2,404,533	100
16	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.44	1,358,985	100
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.31	5,364,062	100
18	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.30	12,936,440	100
19	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.20	89,787	100
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.19	5,837,790	100
21	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.14	154,548	100
22	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.13	450	100
=23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.11	3,485,829	100
=23	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.11	37,597	100
25	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.03	10,268	100
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.98	14,395,346	100
27	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.97	2,179,265	100
28	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.95	17,394,720	100
=29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.92	10,090	100
=29	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.92	6,303,450	100
31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.90	1,446,200	100
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.89	482,040	100
=33	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.87	27,571,807	100
=33	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.87	5,220	100
=35	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.83	150,514,555	100
=35	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.83	2,047,500	100
=37	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.82	1,327,665	100
=37	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.82	8,568,930	100
=39	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.81	2,022,345	100
=39	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.81	1,613	100
=41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.75	137,062	100
=41	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.75	14,186,409	100
=41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.75	2,993,550	100
44	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.74	12,925,225	100
=45	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.72	882,737	100
=45	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.72	2,633,222	100
47	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.70	14,775	100
=48	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.69	4,195,430	100
=48	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.69	156,250	100
=48	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.69	10,333,601	100
51	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.68	758,110	100
=52	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.67	208,400	100
=52	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.67	326,000	100
=52	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.67	10,068,660	100
55	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.66	1,770,260	100
=56	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.65	1,702,982	100
=56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.65	4,266,980	100
58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.63	10,000	100
=59	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.62	3,851,208	100
=59	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.62	1,183,065	100
=59	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.62	1,421,345	100
62	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.59	6,284,920	100
=63	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.58	4,052,720	100
=63	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.58	343,964	100
=63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.58	44,524	100
=63	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.58	76,685	100
67	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.56	1,735,813	100
=68	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.55	21,154,851	100
=68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.55	20,442,430	100
=70	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.53	1,726,428	100
=70	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.53	2,014,153	100
72	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.52	33,964	100
73	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.51	49,510	100
=74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.49	203,446	100
=74	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.49	1,314,740	100
76	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.47	249,725	100
=77	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.46	46,480	100
=77	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.46	6,503	100
=77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.46	9,145,914	100
=80	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.45	107,371,453	100
=80	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.45	9,591,549	100
=82	Colombia`COL`South America	0.44	20,167,157	100
=82	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.44	8,330	100
=84	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.42	878,209	100
=84	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.42	119,650	100
=86	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.40	5,232,381	100
=86	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.40	25,098	100
=88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.39	44,205	100
=88	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.39	22,151	100
90	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.38	3,572,600	100
91	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.37	164,565,179	100
92	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.36	35,407,070	100
93	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.35	11,062,400	100
=94	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.34	43,904,061	100
=94	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34	272,796	100
=94	United States`USA`Northern America	0.34	146,996,950	100
97	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.33	200,750	100
98	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.32	1,613,123	100
=99	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.31	2,809,359	100
=99	Peru`PER`South America	0.31	6,359,730	100
101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.30	342,134	100
=102	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.29	371,999	100
=102	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.29	222,650	100
=102	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.29	7,476,000	100
=105	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.28	2,540,200	100
=105	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.28	10,523,940	100
=105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	3,027,270	100
=108	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.27	2,423,560	100
=108	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.27	617,229	100
=108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.27	481,615	100
=111	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.26	15,965,090	100
=111	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.26	3,122,750	100
=113	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	4,220,000	100
=113	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.25	7,849,880	100
115	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.23	1,117,500	100
=116	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.22	236,036	100
=116	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.22	9,665,835	100
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.20	11,496,350	100
=118	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.20	1,802,440	100
120	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.19	5,719,217	100
=121	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.17	359,930	100
=121	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.17	9,861,290	100
=121	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.17	1,597,200	100
=124	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.16	5,900,250	100
=124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.16	5,371,405	100
=124	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,749,465	100
=124	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.16	660,634	100
=124	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.16	5,165,780	100
=129	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.15	4,261,786	100
=129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15	13,890,851	100
=129	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.15	2,130,650	100
132	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.12	153,000	100
=133	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.11	3,602	100
=133	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.11	324,907	100
=135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.10	3,800	100
=135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.10	114,900	100
=135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.10	284,300	100
=138	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.09	3,672,313	100
=138	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	170,666	100
=140	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	37,246,454	100
=140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.08	3,646,100	100
=140	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.08	8,740	100
=140	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.08	1,019,650	100
=140	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,821,873	100
=145	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.07	906,680	100
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.07	1,066,250	100
=145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.07	1,473,922	100
148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,634,950	100
=149	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.05	815,100	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,230,620	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	2,145,950	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,944,440	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,249,460	100
=152	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,416,964	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	59,900	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	1,002,900	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	1,649,588	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	77,111	100

02In 1982

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore41.49
2Hong Kong20.71
3Netherlands4.08
4Barbados2.51
5Brunei2.35

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.01
157Saudi Arabia0.02
155Mozambiqueshared0.03
155Gabonshared0.03
152Namibiashared0.04

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.46. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestChina164,565,179
LowestNauru450
Middle country: 1,676,285
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
98values changed, of 158 in both
71 · 27rose · fell
60unchanged

Rose most

Singapore39.14 → 41.49+2.35
Brunei1.97 → 2.35+0.38
Trinidad and Tobago1.52 → 1.78+0.26
Hong Kong20.56 → 20.71+0.15
Tuvalu0.67 → 0.81+0.14

Fell most

Seychelles1.18 → 0.87−0.31
Qatar0.55 → 0.39−0.16
Bahamas1.83 → 1.69−0.14
Kuwait1.27 → 1.14−0.13
Tonga1.23 → 1.11−0.12

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 1982.
93 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.16. 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) (1982). Livestock Density, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1982

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