Data for 1983

Livestock Density, 1983

Name: Livestock Density, 1983
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1983, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1983 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 1982, 105 values changed (68 up, 37 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1983

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
1983the year it describes
94distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Livestock Density, 1983, 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, 1983: 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	248,913	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	22.23	200,042	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.22	8,475,983	100
4	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.44	46,350	100
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.38	30,990	100
6	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.33	32,680	100
7	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	2.11	1,884,733	100
8	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.06	152,810	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.93	4,693,030	100
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.78	5,054,437	100
11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.62	17,822	100
12	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.61	9,795,725	100
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.60	29,302,037	100
14	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.59	14,291	100
15	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.48	2,423,059	100
16	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.43	1,350,255	100
17	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.33	181,313	100
18	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.32	13,153,560	100
19	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.31	5,373,500	100
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.28	2,861,895	100
21	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.23	92,127	100
22	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.21	5,876,640	100
23	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.18	470	100
24	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.15	3,490,260	100
25	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.06	10,558	100
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.97	14,145,820	100
=27	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.96	5,780	100
=27	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.96	17,527,190	100
=27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.96	6,647,870	100
30	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.94	517,500	100
31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.93	1,482,050	100
32	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.90	29,665	100
33	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.89	10,690	100
34	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.88	27,718,570	100
=35	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.85	152,714,808	100
=35	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.85	1,379,190	100
=35	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.85	2,096,500	100
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.83	8,714,140	100
39	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.81	1,981,130	100
40	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.79	144,527	100
=41	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.75	355,760	100
=41	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.75	1,492	100
=41	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.75	174,210	100
44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.74	2,966,300	100
=45	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.73	1,932,170	100
=45	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.73	15,416	100
47	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.71	2,591,752	100
=48	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.70	779,600	100
=48	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.70	858,367	100
50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.69	1,847,520	100
=51	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.68	4,227,060	100
=51	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.68	218,200	100
=51	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.68	4,436,595	100
=51	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.68	11,756,450	100
=55	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.67	12,718,091	100
=55	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.67	10,079,676	100
57	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.63	2,048,389	100
=58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.62	3,854,965	100
=58	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.62	1,195,660	100
=58	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.62	1,440,635	100
=58	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.62	9,265,722	100
=62	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.61	9,825	100
=62	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.61	1,901,776	100
=64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.59	21,657,301	100
=64	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.59	6,397,693	100
=64	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.59	45,524	100
=64	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.59	78,990	100
68	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.56	4,006,662	100
69	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.54	1,462,600	100
70	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.53	51,070	100
71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.52	19,189,911	100
72	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.51	305,755	100
73	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.50	213,970	100
74	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.48	1,833,920	100
=75	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.47	255,250	100
=75	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.47	6,524	100
=75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.47	9,440,907	100
=78	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.46	956,548	100
=78	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.46	9,720,117	100
=80	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.45	107,220,526	100
=80	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.45	44,890	100
=80	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.45	25,983	100
=83	Colombia`COL`South America	0.44	19,881,250	100
=83	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.44	8,430	100
=83	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.44	126,610	100
86	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.42	27,360	100
=87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.40	5,324,095	100
=87	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.40	24,809	100
89	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.39	44,665	100
90	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.37	169,180,258	100
=91	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.36	3,354,900	100
=91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.36	35,973,816	100
=93	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.35	44,699,500	100
=93	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.35	275,228	100
=93	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.35	10,913,200	100
=96	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.34	201,700	100
=96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.34	12,626,120	100
=96	United States`USA`Northern America	0.34	145,329,008	100
99	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.33	8,378,350	100
100	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.32	1,652,324	100
=101	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.30	2,787,196	100
=101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.30	340,107	100
=103	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.29	2,627,700	100
=103	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.29	374,054	100
=103	Peru`PER`South America	0.29	6,048,840	100
=106	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.27	491,406	100
=106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.27	3,085,709	100
=108	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.26	2,364,425	100
=108	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.26	15,659,735	100
=108	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.26	1,266,910	100
=108	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.26	185,700	100
=108	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.26	591,548	100
=108	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.26	7,993,833	100
=114	Chile`CHL`South America	0.25	4,156,500	100
=114	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.25	3,082,500	100
116	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.23	245,290	100
117	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.21	9,366,380	100
118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.20	12,041,500	100
=119	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.19	5,968,927	100
=119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,695,310	100
=121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.18	6,003,985	100
=121	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.18	366,570	100
=121	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.18	10,160,460	100
=124	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.17	667,369	100
=124	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.17	1,588,082	100
=126	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,693,944	100
=126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.16	2,292,268	100
=128	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.15	4,501,292	100
=128	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15	13,954,800	100
=130	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.14	5,513,250	100
=130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.14	4,507,610	100
132	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.13	168,690	100
133	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.11	3,682	100
=134	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.10	3,920,890	100
=134	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.10	3,900	100
=134	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.10	120,500	100
=134	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.10	273,240	100
=134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.10	300,830	100
=139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.09	1,031,300	100
=139	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	174,322	100
=141	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.08	3,850,340	100
=141	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.08	8,840	100
=141	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,852,487	100
=144	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	34,975,654	100
=144	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.07	909,520	100
=144	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.07	1,071,646	100
=144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.07	1,390,303	100
148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,570,410	100
=149	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.05	816,000	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,248,040	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,922,400	100
=152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,977,885	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,330,370	100
=154	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	60,092	100
=154	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	984,200	100
=154	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.03	1,350,898	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	1,941,251	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	87,280	100

02In 1983

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 Kong22.23
3Netherlands4.22
4Barbados2.44
5Malta2.38

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.01
157Saudi Arabia0.02
154Namibiashared0.03
154Mozambiqueshared0.03
154Gabonshared0.03

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
HighestChina169,180,258
LowestNauru470
Middle country: 1,764,615
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
105values changed, of 158 in both
68 · 37rose · fell
53unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong20.71 → 22.23+1.52
Malta2.05 → 2.38+0.33
South Korea0.97 → 1.28+0.31
Trinidad and Tobago1.78 → 2.06+0.28
Kuwait1.14 → 1.33+0.19

Fell most

Tonga1.11 → 0.90−0.21
Cabo Verde0.52 → 0.42−0.10
Poland0.75 → 0.67−0.08
Lebanon0.58 → 0.51−0.07
Uruguay0.69 → 0.62−0.07

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 1983.
94 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.26. 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) (1983). Livestock Density, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1983

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