Data for 1984

Livestock Density, 1984

Name: Livestock Density, 1984
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1984, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1984 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 40.95; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.46. Against 1983, 110 values changed (67 up, 43 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1984

HighestSingapore

40.95

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1984the year it describes
102distinct 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, 1984, 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, 1984: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	40.95	245,728	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	21.00	188,973	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.32	8,706,480	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.80	36,451	100
5	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	2.44	2,179,954	100
6	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.43	46,250	100
7	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.38	30,960	100
8	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.03	150,510	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.96	4,830,040	100
=10	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.69	18,575	100
=10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.69	4,825,460	100
12	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.66	10,038,925	100
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.65	30,246,863	100
14	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.60	14,401	100
15	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.48	202,789	100
16	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.46	2,385,385	100
17	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.42	1,357,550	100
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.33	2,969,069	100
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.32	13,282,623	100
20	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.30	5,357,500	100
21	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.24	95,127	100
22	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.21	5,913,830	100
23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.17	3,543,797	100
24	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.13	11,323	100
25	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.07	430	100
26	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.05	6,290	100
27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	1.02	7,040,305	100
28	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.98	14,239,853	100
=29	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.95	1,512,750	100
=29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.95	17,364,341	100
31	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.94	532,860	100
32	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.93	11,217	100
33	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.89	1,453,589	100
=34	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.88	27,798,757	100
=34	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.88	1,752	100
=36	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.86	156,141	100
=36	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.86	2,142,250	100
=38	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.85	154,486,600	100
=38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.85	8,868,670	100
40	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.83	193,060	100
=41	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.78	370,790	100
=41	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.78	25,769	100
=43	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.77	1,877,570	100
=43	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.77	13,318,990	100
45	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.75	16,184	100
=46	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.74	1,946,891	100
=46	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.74	11,066,751	100
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.71	2,572,164	100
=49	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.70	781,850	100
=49	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.70	4,569,971	100
=51	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.69	1,893,260	100
=51	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.69	4,231,705	100
=51	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.69	846,850	100
=54	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.68	225,300	100
=54	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.68	12,898,297	100
56	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.67	2,182,908	100
57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.66	2,620,400	100
58	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.64	1,484,905	100
59	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.63	3,866,322	100
60	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.62	1,669,200	100
=61	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.61	1,194,375	100
=61	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.61	47,494	100
63	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.60	9,521	100
=64	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.59	4,311,543	100
=64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.59	22,159,500	100
=64	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.59	8,837,460	100
=64	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.59	79,695	100
68	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.58	6,264,595	100
69	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.57	340,293	100
70	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.54	52,080	100
=71	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.53	2,044,186	100
=71	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.53	31,031	100
73	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.51	225,923	100
74	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.50	6,487	100
75	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.49	18,602,951	100
=76	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.48	1,000,005	100
=76	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.48	1,834,360	100
=78	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.47	9,396,031	100
=78	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.47	10,033,713	100
=80	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.46	110,208,772	100
=80	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.46	8,740	100
=80	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.46	260,555	100
83	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.44	126,850	100
84	Colombia`COL`South America	0.43	19,479,486	100
85	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.42	27,610	100
86	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.41	46,348	100
=87	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.40	43,790	100
=87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.40	5,432,643	100
89	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.39	24,698	100
90	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.38	14,071,690	100
=91	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.36	169,196,946	100
=91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.36	36,316,664	100
=91	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.36	10,931,650	100
=94	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.35	45,012,600	100
=94	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.35	198,750	100
=94	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.35	3,292,100	100
=97	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.34	8,584,081	100
=97	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34	277,982	100
99	United States`USA`Northern America	0.33	144,414,550	100
=100	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.32	338,998	100
=100	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.32	1,652,677	100
=102	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.30	2,745,700	100
=102	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.30	2,744,392	100
104	Peru`PER`South America	0.29	6,118,190	100
=105	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.28	355,771	100
=105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	3,171,099	100
107	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.27	2,502,748	100
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.26	469,243	100
=109	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.25	15,529,275	100
=109	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.25	1,225,866	100
=109	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.25	579,834	100
=109	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.25	3,081,850	100
=113	Chile`CHL`South America	0.24	4,014,500	100
=113	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.24	7,441,202	100
115	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.23	244,606	100
=116	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.22	157,600	100
=116	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.22	9,526,105	100
118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.21	12,662,450	100
119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.19	1,693,550	100
=120	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.18	373,290	100
=120	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.18	10,464,060	100
=120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.18	1,695,750	100
123	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.17	694,461	100
=124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.16	5,521,963	100
=124	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,746,477	100
=124	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.16	2,180,459	100
127	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.15	4,261,915	100
=128	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.14	177,510	100
=128	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.14	4,185,273	100
=128	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,603,601	100
=131	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.13	4,022,120	100
=131	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.13	3,754	100
133	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.12	4,737,750	100
=134	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.11	124,400	100
=134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.11	329,489	100
=136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.10	3,856,188	100
=136	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.10	4,000	100
=138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.09	1,051,250	100
=138	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	180,247	100
=138	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.09	261,500	100
=141	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.08	4,040,310	100
=141	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.08	9,100	100
=141	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,889,588	100
=144	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.07	35,267,559	100
=144	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.07	909,210	100
=144	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.07	1,050,120	100
=147	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,512,320	100
=147	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.06	1,302,098	100
=149	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.05	2,012,330	100
=149	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.05	854,600	100
=149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,267,750	100
=149	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,831,500	100
=153	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,158,275	100
=153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,401,737	100
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.03	65,649	100
=155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	1,016,900	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	2,012,997	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	87,848	100

02In 1984

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore40.95
2Hong Kong21.00
3Netherlands4.32
4Malta2.80
5Taiwan2.44

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.01
157Saudi Arabia0.02
155Mozambiqueshared0.03
155Gabonshared0.03
153Namibiashared0.04

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
HighestChina169,196,946
LowestNauru430
Middle country: 1,763,625
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031983 → 1984

Since 1983

What changed between 1983 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
110values changed, of 158 in both
67 · 43rose · fell
48unchanged

Rose most

Malta2.38 → 2.80+0.42
Taiwan2.11 → 2.44+0.33
Kuwait1.33 → 1.48+0.15
Tuvalu0.75 → 0.88+0.13
Netherlands4.22 → 4.32+0.10

Fell most

Hong Kong22.23 → 21.00−1.23
Singapore41.49 → 40.95−0.54
Guatemala0.61 → 0.48−0.13
Tonga0.90 → 0.78−0.12
Nauru1.18 → 1.07−0.11

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 1984.
102 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 countries share 0.59. 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) (1984). Livestock Density, 1984 [data set], describing 1984. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1984

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