Data for 1987

Livestock Density, 1987

Name: Livestock Density, 1987
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1987, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1987 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 49.08; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.48. Against 1986, 110 values changed (72 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1987

HighestSingapore

49.08

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1987the year it describes
99distinct 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, 1987, 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, 1987: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	49.08	147,245	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	17.86	160,765	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.52	9,104,469	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	3.15	40,901	100
5	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.93	38,052	100
6	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	2.88	2,550,767	100
7	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.83	53,850	100
8	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.48	341,671	100
9	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.08	147,530	100
10	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	2.05	5,223,230	100
11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.77	19,420	100
12	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.76	10,514,230	100
13	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.75	15,781	100
14	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.67	30,273,472	100
15	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.66	4,646,540	100
16	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.46	3,233,682	100
=17	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.41	14,108	100
=17	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.41	2,283,676	100
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.40	14,155,644	100
20	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.37	1,329,655	100
21	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.31	5,423,458	100
22	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.29	113,798	100
23	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.27	510	100
24	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.21	5,833,055	100
=25	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.17	7,020	100
=25	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.17	38,650	100
27	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.16	3,522,568	100
28	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	1.14	7,677,805	100
=29	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	1.00	1,646,080	100
=29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.00	18,192,000	100
31	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.99	60,223	100
=32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.98	159,768	100
=32	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.98	13,981,319	100
=32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.98	234,411	100
35	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.96	2,396,100	100
36	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.91	1,810	100
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.90	10,530	100
=38	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.89	1,429,200	100
=38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.89	9,322,297	100
40	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.88	159,150,554	100
=41	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.84	26,456,074	100
=41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.84	485,830	100
43	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.81	62,202	100
=44	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.79	983,943	100
=44	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.79	378,190	100
46	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.78	16,430	100
=47	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.77	2,022,263	100
=47	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.77	13,078,015	100
49	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.76	849,715	100
=50	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.73	1,761,800	100
=50	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.73	11,074,971	100
52	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.70	1,789,660	100
53	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.68	24,860,905	100
=54	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.67	12,698,286	100
=54	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.67	1,566,977	100
=56	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.66	242,150	100
=56	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.66	9,774,696	100
=58	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.65	2,126,107	100
=58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.65	2,234,052	100
60	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.64	8,293	100
=61	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.63	4,126,641	100
=61	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.63	2,522,200	100
63	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.62	4,197,625	100
=64	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.61	11,520	100
=64	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.61	87,550	100
=66	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.60	3,687,905	100
=66	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.60	38,696	100
68	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.58	1,189,350	100
=69	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.56	2,058,590	100
=69	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.56	340,686	100
71	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.55	6,012,872	100
=72	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.54	252,896	100
=72	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.54	4,207,365	100
=74	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.52	283,800	100
=74	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.52	6,271	100
76	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.50	10,995,295	100
=77	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.49	54,660	100
=77	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.49	116,959,632	100
=79	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.48	1,810,595	100
=79	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.48	54,997	100
=79	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.48	144,924	100
=82	Colombia`COL`South America	0.44	20,117,940	100
=82	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.44	1,721,410	100
=82	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.44	6,056,270	100
=82	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.44	9,355,733	100
86	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.42	16,540,590	100
87	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.41	898,141	100
88	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.40	193,204,990	100
89	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.38	16,341,066	100
90	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.37	218,180	100
=91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.36	36,922,909	100
=91	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.36	11,062,750	100
=93	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.35	39,490	100
=93	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.35	3,287,250	100
=95	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.34	42,691,000	100
=95	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.34	3,293,620	100
=95	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.34	3,098,957	100
98	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.33	282,980	100
=99	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.32	371,379	100
=99	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.32	8,360,111	100
=101	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.31	729,105	100
=101	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.31	20,018	100
=101	United States`USA`Northern America	0.31	132,791,550	100
104	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.30	2,711,695	100
=105	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.29	1,745,565	100
=105	Peru`PER`South America	0.29	6,349,145	100
107	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.28	371,752	100
=108	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.27	1,339,309	100
=108	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.27	3,399,700	100
110	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.26	274,000	100
111	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.25	461,660	100
=112	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.24	14,684,225	100
=112	Chile`CHL`South America	0.24	3,893,200	100
=112	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.24	2,161,200	100
=112	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.24	10,351,331	100
=112	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.24	7,788,588	100
=117	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.23	13,977,200	100
=117	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.23	2,667,860	100
119	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.22	154,950	100
=120	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.20	5,911,184	100
=120	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.20	11,795,401	100
=120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.20	1,834,560	100
123	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.19	791,472	100
124	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.18	372,467	100
=125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.16	5,690,958	100
=125	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.16	202,510	100
=125	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,731,985	100
128	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.15	2,116,785	100
=129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.14	13,035,201	100
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.14	443,532	100
131	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.13	3,939	100
=132	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.12	135,800	100
=132	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.12	3,872,274	100
=132	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.12	3,713,446	100
135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.11	4,240	100
=136	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.10	3,657,400	100
=136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.10	3,931,227	100
=136	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.10	4,758,371	100
=136	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.10	273,800	100
=140	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.09	9,430	100
=140	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.09	1,140,904	100
=140	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.09	176,020	100
=140	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.09	2,004,177	100
144	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.08	36,148,467	100
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.07	1,527,574	100
=146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.06	1,459,562	100
=146	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.06	927,150	100
=148	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.05	2,035,330	100
=148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.05	1,375,490	100
=148	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.05	935,710	100
=148	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.05	713,918	100
=148	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.05	2,021,900	100
=153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.04	81,884	100
=153	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,146,706	100
=153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,424,220	100
156	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	974,000	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	2,170,937	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	98,051	100

02In 1987

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore49.08
2Hong Kong17.86
3Netherlands4.52
4Malta3.15
5Brunei2.93

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.01
157Saudi Arabia0.02
156Mozambique0.03
153Namibiashared0.04
153Mongoliashared0.04

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
HighestChina193,204,990
LowestNauru510
Middle country: 1,800,128
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031986 → 1987

Since 1986

What changed between 1986 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
110values changed, of 158 in both
72 · 38rose · fell
48unchanged

Rose most

Singapore41.84 → 49.08+7.24
Hong Kong16.70 → 17.86+1.16
Kuwait1.87 → 2.48+0.61
Brunei2.46 → 2.93+0.47
Taiwan2.68 → 2.88+0.20

Fell most

Tuvalu1.03 → 0.91−0.12
Lebanon0.62 → 0.56−0.06
Uganda0.28 → 0.23−0.05
Nicaragua0.49 → 0.44−0.05
France0.88 → 0.84−0.04

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 1987.
99 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.24. 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) (1987). Livestock Density, 1987 [data set], describing 1987. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1987

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