Data for 1990

Livestock Density, 1990

Name: Livestock Density, 1990
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1990, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1990 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 48.15; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.52. Against 1989, 117 values changed (74 up, 43 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1990

HighestSingapore

48.15

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.01

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

158countries
3measures per country
1990the year it describes
100distinct 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, 1990, 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, 1990: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	48.15	96,301	100
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	16.76	134,074	100
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.47	9,011,250	100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	3.43	44,640	100
5	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	3.19	2,842,673	100
6	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.05	57,970	100
7	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.45	31,846	100
8	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	2.31	6,106,796	100
9	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.22	171,095	100
10	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	2.07	22,755	100
11	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.04	8,150	100
12	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.95	19,514	100
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.93	272,673	100
14	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.86	164,114	100
15	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.82	10,638,355	100
16	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.63	4,531,180	100
17	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.61	14,445	100
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.59	28,753,177	100
19	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.51	3,282,947	100
20	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.45	15,109,431	100
=21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.40	6,344,970	100
=21	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.40	2,253,075	100
23	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.38	550	100
24	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.35	1,315,045	100
25	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.33	5,514,272	100
=26	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.26	76,680	100
=26	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.26	2,525	100
28	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	1.18	7,970,055	100
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.14	3,454,052	100
30	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	1.12	60,350	100
=31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.06	171,003	100
=31	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	1.06	1,761,871	100
33	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.02	18,484,010	100
34	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.01	32,200	100
35	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.98	2,453,600	100
=36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.97	10,285	100
=36	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.97	277,351	100
38	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.96	13,371,850	100
39	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.90	163,910,200	100
40	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.87	414,215	100
41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.86	498,560	100
42	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.84	25,734,279	100
43	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.83	2,161,750	100
=44	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.82	1,046,775	100
=44	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.82	8,509,548	100
=46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.80	1,767,110	100
=46	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.80	1,273,050	100
=48	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.78	13,202,315	100
=48	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.78	16,210	100
50	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.77	868,435	100
51	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.75	26,421,808	100
52	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.74	50,432	100
53	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.69	1,657,180	100
=54	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.68	12,150	100
=54	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.68	2,303,844	100
=56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.67	12,550,562	100
=56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.67	9,925,500	100
=58	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.65	71,805	100
=58	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.65	2,584,799	100
=58	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.65	1,526,105	100
=61	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.64	8,323	100
=61	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.64	2,572,100	100
63	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.63	2,085,670	100
64	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.62	4,201,750	100
=65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.61	4,816,591	100
=65	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.61	252,025	100
=65	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.61	366,913	100
=65	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.61	9,049,090	100
=65	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.61	93,020	100
70	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.58	6,426,962	100
=71	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.57	3,510,480	100
=71	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.57	3,661,180	100
=71	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.57	181,204	100
=74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.55	251,726	100
=74	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.55	318,357	100
=74	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.55	1,175,535	100
=77	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.54	125,900,832	100
=77	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.54	2,404,280	100
=79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.52	65,327	100
=79	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.52	11,367,618	100
=81	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.48	6,861,221	100
=81	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.48	5,731	100
=83	Colombia`COL`South America	0.46	20,588,603	100
=83	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.46	1,962,505	100
85	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.45	9,557,711	100
=86	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.42	18,771,317	100
=86	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.42	12,939,350	100
88	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.41	208,580,216	100
89	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.40	15,910,181	100
90	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.39	886,865	100
=91	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.38	3,516,800	100
=91	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.38	220,671	100
=91	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.38	394,925	100
94	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.37	3,389,650	100
=95	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.36	40,640	100
=95	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.36	9,693,984	100
=97	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.35	3,485,825	100
=97	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.35	36,794,313	100
99	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.34	43,806,801	100
100	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.33	410,249	100
101	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.31	289,928	100
=102	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.30	1,503,737	100
=102	United States`USA`Northern America	0.30	128,575,200	100
=104	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.29	2,661,615	100
=104	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.29	19,915	100
=104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.29	3,432,270	100
=104	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.29	3,741,250	100
=108	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.28	1,873,747	100
=108	Peru`PER`South America	0.28	6,303,735	100
110	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.27	295,700	100
=111	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.26	604,211	100
=111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.26	2,299,420	100
=111	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.26	8,052,907	100
=114	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.25	15,354,880	100
=114	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.25	15,334,340	100
=114	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.25	472,859	100
=117	Chile`CHL`South America	0.23	3,682,203	100
=117	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.23	160,350	100
=119	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.22	12,891,901	100
=119	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.22	9,894,850	100
121	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.21	1,926,988	100
122	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.20	408,027	100
=123	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.19	5,831,506	100
=123	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.19	587,490	100
=125	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.18	234,210	100
=125	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.18	2,369,837	100
=127	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.16	5,746,580	100
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.16	675,257	100
=129	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.15	5,435,861	100
=129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15	14,625,801	100
=131	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.14	4,126	100
=131	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.14	403,471	100
=133	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.13	4,329,200	100
=133	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.13	4,142,209	100
=135	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.12	5,622,641	100
=135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.12	126,000	100
=137	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.11	4,066,620	100
=137	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.11	4,430	100
=139	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.10	9,975	100
=139	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.10	183,196	100
=139	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.10	2,435,870	100
=142	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.09	3,559,650	100
=142	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.09	39,503,025	100
=142	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.09	1,192,058	100
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.08	1,714,880	100
=146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.07	1,729,948	100
=146	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.07	1,113,850	100
=148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.06	1,679,430	100
=148	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.06	1,069,200	100
=148	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.06	912,737	100
=148	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.06	2,282,170	100
152	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.05	94,951	100
=153	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	1,946,775	100
=153	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.04	5,601,297	100
=153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.04	1,632,442	100
156	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	1,075,600	100
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.02	2,234,494	100
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.01	98,300	100

02In 1990

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore48.15
2Hong Kong16.76
3Netherlands4.47
4Malta3.43
5Taiwan3.19

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 0.52. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestChina208,580,216
LowestNauru550
Middle country: 1,936,882
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
117values changed, of 158 in both
74 · 43rose · fell
41unchanged

Rose most

Seychelles1.60 → 2.04+0.44
Brunei2.11 → 2.45+0.34
Suriname1.54 → 1.86+0.32
Taiwan2.96 → 3.19+0.23
Ireland1.28 → 1.40+0.12

Fell most

Singapore55.41 → 48.15−7.26
Hong Kong18.65 → 16.76−1.89
Barbados3.61 → 3.05−0.56
Kuwait2.35 → 1.93−0.42
Tonga1.17 → 1.01−0.16

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 1990.
100 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.61. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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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) (1990). Livestock Density, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1990

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