Data for 1971

Livestock Density, 1971

1971, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Density, 1971 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 29.99; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 0.37. Against 1970, 101 values changed (71 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Density · Data for 1971

HighestSingapore

29.99

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

158countries
3measures per country
1971the year it describes
85distinct 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, 1971, 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, 1971: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	29.99	299,890	100
2	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	16.56	198,737	100
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.51	5,367,133	100
4	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.97	27,521	100
5	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.69	32,150	100
6	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.63	4,805,126	100
7	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.62	16,170	100
8	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.52	14,700,000	100
9	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	1.51	4,292,670	100
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.42	26,882,579	100
=11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.34	1,243,438	100
=11	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.34	2,228,159	100
13	SurinameSURSouth America	1.29	67,070	100
14	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.22	297,668	100
15	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1.20	1,084,717	100
=16	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.17	5,621,150	100
=16	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.17	4,332,500	100
=18	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.15	21,787	100
=18	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1.15	7,527,255	100
20	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1.11	112,230	100
21	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.02	13,324,060	100
22	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.98	3,252,395	100
23	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.97	2,364,850	100
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.94	17,780,311	100
25	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.92	9,190	100
=26	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.87	4,411,630	100
=26	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.87	5,599,795	100
=28	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.84	1,431,580	100
=28	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.84	6,954,215	100
=30	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.78	956,148	100
=30	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.78	2,110,030	100
=30	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.78	25,606,572	100
=30	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.78	310	100
34	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.75	1,105,200	100
35	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.74	131,856,200	100
36	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.71	12,525,379	100
=37	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.67	1,255,960	100
=37	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.67	13,167,615	100
=37	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.67	7,355	100
40	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.65	2,438,135	100
41	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.63	3,162	100
=42	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.62	6,150	100
=42	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.62	137,244	100
44	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.61	1,409,412	100
=45	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.60	4,109,228	100
=45	PanamaPANCentral America	0.60	1,032,092	100
=45	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.60	2,375,740	100
=45	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.60	1,200	100
=49	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.59	301,210	100
=49	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.59	6,348,410	100
=49	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.59	126,080	100
52	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.58	8,413,918	100
=53	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.57	1,590,161	100
=53	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.57	300,760	100
=53	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.57	1,280,250	100
=53	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.57	1,330,172	100
=57	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.56	1,317,078	100
=57	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.56	2,734,890	100
=57	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.56	11,200	100
60	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.55	65,402	100
=61	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.54	72,773	100
=61	UruguayURYSouth America	0.54	8,310,031	100
63	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.52	1,868,389	100
64	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.50	3,003,784	100
65	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.49	1,495,384	100
=66	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.48	45,430	100
=66	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.48	7,148,619	100
=66	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.48	30,966	100
=69	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.47	569,620	100
=69	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.47	188,010	100
=71	BelizeBLZCentral America	0.46	38,324	100
=71	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.46	16,187,050	100
73	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.45	17,158,312	100
=74	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.44	6,622	100
=74	TongaTONPolynesia	0.44	14,153	100
76	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.43	9,518	100
77	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.41	155,865	100
78	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.40	3,584,250	100
=79	BrazilBRASouth America	0.37	72,186,259	100
=79	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.37	16,637,700	100
=81	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.36	180,900	100
=81	PeruPERSouth America	0.36	6,522,770	100
=81	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.36	7,266,075	100
=84	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.35	133,370,152	100
=84	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.35	17,955	100
=86	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.34	43,541,200	100
=86	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.34	21,908	100
=86	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.34	147,491,703	100
89	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.33	36,785	100
=90	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.32	554,053	100
=90	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.32	204,688	100
=90	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.32	205,780	100
=90	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.32	3,594,505	100
=90	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.32	460,980	100
=95	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.31	164,440	100
=95	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.31	2,822,989	100
97	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.30	16,237	100
98	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.29	3,176,500	100
=99	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.28	5,255	100
=99	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.28	308,743	100
=99	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.28	1,096,750	100
=99	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.28	27,487,306	100
=99	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.28	9,010,451	100
104	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.27	9,144,900	100
105	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.26	603,200	100
=106	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.25	6,394,850	100
=106	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.25	2,532,314	100
108	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.24	15,165,974	100
=109	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.23	440,357	100
=109	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.23	1,852,000	100
=109	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.23	5,750,000	100
=112	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.22	1,944,600	100
=112	ChileCHLSouth America	0.22	3,416,920	100
=112	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.22	328,392	100
=115	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.21	288,591	100
=115	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.21	1,857,900	100
=115	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.21	6,103,490	100
=118	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.17	10,194,720	100
=118	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.17	7,576,815	100
=118	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.17	1,565,260	100
121	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.16	6,148,000	100
122	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.15	4,735,182	100
123	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.14	4,386,500	100
=124	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.13	4,463,898	100
=124	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.13	12,486,800	100
=126	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.12	3,565,426	100
=126	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.12	6,455,500	100
128	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.11	413,409	100
=129	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.09	454,700	100
=129	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.09	3,330	100
=129	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.09	95,900	100
=129	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.09	1,215,067	100
=129	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.09	256,005	100
=134	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.08	40,965,027	100
=134	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.08	104,360	100
=134	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.08	897,760	100
=134	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.08	3,017	100
=134	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.08	212,455	100
=134	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.08	1,781,570	100
=140	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.07	3,215,140	100
=140	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.07	145,674	100
=140	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.07	79,600	100
143	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.06	2,189,000	100
=144	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.05	2,331,310	100
=144	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.05	6,980	100
=144	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.05	757,425	100
=144	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.05	1,836,140	100
=144	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.05	953,074	100
=149	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.04	1,024,706	100
=149	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.04	1,040,483	100
=149	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.04	559,215	100
=149	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.04	5,139,080	100
=153	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.03	1,575,890	100
=153	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.03	477,500	100
=153	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.03	915,193	100
156	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.02	35,578	100
157	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.01	633,900	100
158	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	43,500	100

02In 1971

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore29.99
2Hong Kong16.56
3Netherlands2.51
4Malta1.97
5Barbados1.69

Lowest

158Republic of the Congo0.00
157Saudi Arabia0.01
156Gabon0.02
153Mozambiqueshared0.03
153Côte d’Ivoireshared0.03

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.37. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Total livestock units
HighestUnited States147,491,703
LowestNauru310
Middle country: 1,323,625
Share of total livestock (%)
Highest158 share it
Lowest158 share it
Middle country: 100

031970 → 1971

Since 1970

What changed between 1970 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
101values changed, of 158 in both
71 · 30rose · fell
57unchanged

Rose most

Singapore23.91 → 29.99+6.08
Hong Kong13.07 → 16.56+3.49
Brunei0.87 → 1.15+0.28
Cambodia0.72 → 0.97+0.25
Malta1.76 → 1.97+0.21

Fell most

Suriname1.43 → 1.29−0.14
El Salvador0.89 → 0.78−0.11
Cuba0.94 → 0.87−0.07
New Zealand1.08 → 1.02−0.06
Taiwan1.26 → 1.20−0.06

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.

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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 1971.
85 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.08. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1971). Livestock Density, 1971 [data set], describing 1971. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1971

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