Data for 1986

Livestock Density, 1986

Name: Livestock Density, 1986
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1986, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1986 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 41.84; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.48. Against 1985, 111 values changed (64 up, 47 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1986

HighestSingapore

41.84

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1986the year it describes
99distinct 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, 1986, 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, 1986: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	41.84	167,375	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	16.70	150,275	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.48	9,035,245	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	3.13	40,691	100
=5	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.68	50,850	100
=5	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	2.68	2,379,974	100
7	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.46	31,957	100
8	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.02	143,720	100
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.92	4,923,710	100
10	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.87	258,118	100
11	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.75	15,771	100
12	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.74	10,420,985	100
=13	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.68	18,530	100
=13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.68	30,535,617	100
15	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.66	4,686,280	100
16	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.46	3,246,648	100
17	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.44	2,338,729	100
18	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.39	1,350,030	100
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.38	13,867,820	100
20	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.35	13,515	100
21	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.31	5,398,274	100
=22	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.23	490	100
=22	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.23	102,961	100
24	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.22	5,930,405	100
25	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.20	7,210	100
26	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.18	3,567,958	100
27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	1.11	7,449,600	100
28	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.05	34,750	100
29	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.03	2,057	100
30	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.01	14,526,171	100
31	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.00	18,190,820	100
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.94	153,286	100
=33	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.93	1,524,469	100
=33	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.93	220,153	100
=35	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.92	1,470,400	100
=35	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.92	2,307,150	100
=37	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.88	27,553,607	100
=37	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.88	9,166,099	100
39	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.87	158,264,208	100
=40	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.83	479,450	100
=40	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.83	10,840	100
42	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.80	48,010	100
43	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.78	370,260	100
=44	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.77	13,127,950	100
=44	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.77	16,350	100
46	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.76	1,811,300	100
=47	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.75	1,977,604	100
=47	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.75	949,195	100
49	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.73	57,389	100
50	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.72	10,900,395	100
51	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.71	793,310	100
52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.70	13,276,154	100
=53	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.69	1,798,760	100
=53	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.69	24,377,506	100
55	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.68	236,850	100
56	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.67	2,345,633	100
=57	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.66	2,152,805	100
=57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.66	2,651,900	100
=57	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.66	1,529,125	100
60	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.65	4,190,650	100
=61	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.62	8,641	100
=61	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.62	372,138	100
=61	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.62	9,269,796	100
=64	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.61	4,010,414	100
=64	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.61	85,460	100
66	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.60	3,685,227	100
=67	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.59	1,924,920	100
=67	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.59	1,201,750	100
69	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.56	6,149,042	100
70	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.55	244,300	100
=71	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.54	4,119,415	100
=71	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.54	6,451	100
73	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.53	34,630	100
74	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.52	9,930	100
=75	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.50	51,860	100
=75	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.50	272,787	100
=77	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.49	1,880,550	100
=77	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.49	10,705,122	100
=79	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.48	1,814,045	100
=79	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.48	141,103	100
81	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.47	114,195,442	100
=82	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.45	51,805	100
=82	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.45	9,421,915	100
84	Colombia`COL`South America	0.44	19,776,366	100
=85	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.42	909,540	100
=85	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.42	5,808,450	100
=85	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.42	16,271,010	100
=88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.39	15,958,265	100
=88	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.39	11,805,885	100
90	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.38	185,384,474	100
=91	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.37	41,130	100
=91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.37	37,480,080	100
93	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.36	211,400	100
94	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.35	23,360	100
=95	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.34	43,816,606	100
=95	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.34	3,210,970	100
=95	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.34	3,229,054	100
=98	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.33	3,071,251	100
=98	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.33	285,576	100
100	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.32	8,502,839	100
101	United States`USA`Northern America	0.31	135,754,850	100
=102	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.29	2,693,267	100
=102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.29	331,973	100
=102	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.29	1,671,285	100
=102	Peru`PER`South America	0.29	6,361,550	100
=106	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.28	376,975	100
=106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.28	3,366,950	100
=108	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.27	1,325,890	100
=108	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.27	627,652	100
=110	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.26	470,553	100
=110	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.26	3,301,160	100
112	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.25	266,250	100
=113	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.24	14,820,805	100
=113	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.24	14,270,739	100
=113	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.24	7,704,182	100
=116	Chile`CHL`South America	0.23	3,730,570	100
=116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.23	2,062,100	100
=116	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.23	9,952,946	100
=119	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.20	141,100	100
=119	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.20	11,367,230	100
=121	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.19	396,141	100
=121	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.19	1,723,665	100
=123	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.18	755,680	100
=123	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.18	5,265,525	100
125	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,720,406	100
=126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.15	5,391,231	100
=126	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.15	191,750	100
=126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.15	2,040,073	100
=129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	12,844,201	100
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.14	419,343	100
131	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.13	3,889	100
132	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.12	3,819,350	100
=133	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.11	4,200	100
=133	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.11	131,600	100
=133	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.11	3,583,166	100
=136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.10	3,809,470	100
=136	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.10	181,141	100
=138	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.09	3,430,050	100
=138	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.09	4,507,450	100
=138	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.09	9,325	100
=138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.09	1,075,098	100
=138	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.09	267,100	100
=143	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	37,244,491	100
=143	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.08	1,976,212	100
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.07	1,481,617	100
146	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.06	991,750	100
=147	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.05	2,078,330	100
=147	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.05	1,392,490	100
=147	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.05	924,900	100
=147	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.05	1,381,984	100
=147	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	1,981,800	100
=152	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.04	78,660	100
=152	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.04	590,519	100
=152	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,065,097	100
=152	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,489,829	100
156	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	983,900	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	2,241,286	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	95,302	100

02In 1986

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore41.84
2Hong Kong16.70
3Netherlands4.48
4Malta3.13
5Barbadosshared2.68

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.01
157Saudi Arabia0.02
156Mozambique0.03
152Namibiashared0.04
152Mongoliashared0.04

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.48. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestChina185,384,474
LowestNauru490
Middle country: 1,812,673
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
111values changed, of 158 in both
64 · 47rose · fell
47unchanged

Rose most

Barbados2.35 → 2.68+0.33
Qatar0.67 → 0.80+0.13
Bahrain1.23 → 1.35+0.12
Netherlands4.38 → 4.48+0.10
Malta3.03 → 3.13+0.10

Fell most

Hong Kong20.49 → 16.70−3.79
Brunei2.83 → 2.46−0.37
Singapore42.13 → 41.84−0.29
Israel0.95 → 0.83−0.12
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.92 → 0.83−0.09

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 1986.
99 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.09. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
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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) (1986). Livestock Density, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1986

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