Data for 1979

Livestock Production Index, 1979

Name: Livestock Production Index, 1979
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

1979, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Production Index, 1979 covers 163 countries. Singapore is highest, at 860.93; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 9.51. The middle country reads 44.82. Against 1978, 162 values changed (122 up, 40 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Production Index · Data for 1979

HighestSingapore

860.93

LowestUnited Arab Emirates

9.51

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

163countries
1measure
1979the year it describes
162distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Livestock Production Index, 1979, 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 Production Index, 1979: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	860.93
2	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	268.28
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	212.96
4	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	188.26
5	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	185.43
6	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	174.13
7	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	151.30
8	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	147.78
9	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	130.37
10	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	113.00
11	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	112.51
12	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	111.04
13	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	110.81
14	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	109.26
15	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	107.80
16	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	106.90
17	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	101.31
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	100.66
19	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	99.70
20	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	97.48
21	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	96.55
22	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	95.12
23	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	94.09
24	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	90.43
25	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	87.25
26	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	86.27
27	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	85.46
28	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	84.51
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	83.22
=30	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	81.92
=30	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	81.92
32	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	81.39
33	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	79.56
34	Argentina`ARG`South America	78.96
35	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	78.01
36	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	76.99
37	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	75.78
38	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	75.16
39	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	74.96
40	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	74.93
41	Suriname`SUR`South America	74.31
42	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	74.03
43	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	72.14
44	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	71.43
45	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	70.84
46	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	70.34
47	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	69.84
48	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	68.53
49	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	68.24
50	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	67.80
51	Canada`CAN`Northern America	67.16
52	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	67.02
53	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	66.31
54	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	66.29
55	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	66.14
56	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	65.83
57	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	65.47
58	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	64.87
59	United States`USA`Northern America	63.31
60	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	61.20
61	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	58.35
62	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	58.32
63	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	57.90
64	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	57.21
65	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	57.06
66	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	56.61
67	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	56.43
68	Niger`NER`Western Africa	55.59
69	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	55.31
70	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	55.05
71	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	53.62
72	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	53.14
73	Uruguay`URY`South America	52.79
74	Venezuela`VEN`South America	52.38
75	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	50.81
76	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	49.49
77	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	47.80
78	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	46.93
79	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	46.81
80	Guyana`GUY`South America	46.44
81	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	46.31
82	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	44.82
83	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	44.61
84	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	44.44
85	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	44.15
86	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	43.98
87	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	43.51
88	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	43.44
89	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	42.92
90	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	42.52
91	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	42.05
92	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	41.35
93	Mexico`MEX`Central America	40.49
94	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	40.38
95	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39.42
96	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	39.38
97	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	38.73
98	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	38.59
99	Colombia`COL`South America	38.52
100	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.66
101	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	37.60
102	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	37.49
103	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.46
104	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	36.88
105	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	36.53
106	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	35.74
107	Chile`CHL`South America	35.53
108	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	34.39
109	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	34.15
110	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	33.84
111	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	33.82
112	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	33.12
113	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	32.70
114	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	31.80
115	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	31.45
116	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	30.56
117	Paraguay`PRY`South America	30.18
118	Panama`PAN`Central America	29.74
119	Honduras`HND`Central America	29.32
120	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	28.84
121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	28.48
122	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.19
123	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.85
124	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	27.32
125	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	27.04
126	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	26.88
127	Peru`PER`South America	26.03
128	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	26.00
129	Belize`BLZ`Central America	25.69
130	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	24.50
131	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	24.22
132	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.03
133	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	23.95
134	India`IND`Southern Asia	23.92
135	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	23.79
136	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	23.21
137	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	23.14
138	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	22.94
139	Brazil`BRA`South America	22.88
140	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	22.85
141	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	22.68
142	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	22.13
143	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	22.07
144	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	21.76
145	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	20.63
146	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	20.03
147	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.11
148	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	17.48
149	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	15.82
150	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	15.04
151	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	14.92
152	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	14.70
153	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	14.34
154	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	13.53
155	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	13.47
156	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	12.91
157	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	12.69
158	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	12.32
159	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	12.01
160	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	10.95
161	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	10.86
162	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	9.99
163	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	9.51

02In 1979

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

163United Arab Emirates9.51
162Myanmar9.99
161Bahrain10.86
160Brunei10.95
159Kuwait12.01

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 44.82. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031978 → 1979

Since 1978

What changed between 1978 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
162values changed, of 163 in both
122 · 40rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Singapore840.52 → 860.93+20.41
Hong Kong154.68 → 174.13+19.45
Botswana52.08 → 71.43+19.35
Antigua and Barbuda169.70 → 188.26+18.56
Bulgaria253.54 → 268.28+14.74

Fell most

Madagascar146.28 → 130.37−15.91
Malta94.19 → 81.39−12.80
Honduras39.96 → 29.32−10.64
Comoros76.13 → 65.83−10.30
Timor-Leste81.90 → 72.14−9.76

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 1979.
162 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 81.92. 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 163 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1979). Livestock Production Index, 1979 [data set], describing 1979. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-production-index/1979

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