Data for 1990

Livestock Density, 1990

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. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

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	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	48.15	96,301	100
2	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	16.76	134,074	100
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4.47	9,011,250	100
4	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3.43	44,640	100
5	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.19	2,842,673	100
6	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	3.05	57,970	100
7	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2.45	31,846	100
8	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.31	6,106,796	100
9	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2.22	171,095	100
10	BahamasBHSCaribbean	2.07	22,755	100
11	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	2.04	8,150	100
12	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.95	19,514	100
13	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.93	272,673	100
14	SurinameSURSouth America	1.86	164,114	100
15	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1.82	10,638,355	100
16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.63	4,531,180	100
17	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1.61	14,445	100
18	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.59	28,753,177	100
19	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.51	3,282,947	100
20	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.45	15,109,431	100
=21	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.40	6,344,970	100
=21	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.40	2,253,075	100
23	NauruNRUMicronesia	1.38	550	100
24	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.35	1,315,045	100
25	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.33	5,514,272	100
=26	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.26	76,680	100
=26	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	1.26	2,525	100
28	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.18	7,970,055	100
29	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.14	3,454,052	100
30	SamoaWSMPolynesia	1.12	60,350	100
=31	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.06	171,003	100
=31	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.06	1,761,871	100
33	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.02	18,484,010	100
34	TongaTONPolynesia	1.01	32,200	100
35	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.98	2,453,600	100
=36	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.97	10,285	100
=36	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.97	277,351	100
38	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.96	13,371,850	100
39	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.90	163,910,200	100
40	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.87	414,215	100
41	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.86	498,560	100
42	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.84	25,734,279	100
43	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.83	2,161,750	100
=44	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.82	1,046,775	100
=44	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.82	8,509,548	100
=46	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.80	1,767,110	100
=46	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.80	1,273,050	100
=48	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.78	13,202,315	100
=48	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.78	16,210	100
50	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.77	868,435	100
51	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.75	26,421,808	100
52	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.74	50,432	100
53	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.69	1,657,180	100
=54	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.68	12,150	100
=54	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.68	2,303,844	100
=56	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.67	12,550,562	100
=56	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.67	9,925,500	100
=58	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.65	71,805	100
=58	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.65	2,584,799	100
=58	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.65	1,526,105	100
=61	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.64	8,323	100
=61	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.64	2,572,100	100
63	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.63	2,085,670	100
64	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.62	4,201,750	100
=65	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.61	4,816,591	100
=65	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.61	252,025	100
=65	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.61	366,913	100
=65	UruguayURYSouth America	0.61	9,049,090	100
=65	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.61	93,020	100
70	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.58	6,426,962	100
=71	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.57	3,510,480	100
=71	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.57	3,661,180	100
=71	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.57	181,204	100
=74	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.55	251,726	100
=74	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.55	318,357	100
=74	PanamaPANCentral America	0.55	1,175,535	100
=77	BrazilBRASouth America	0.54	125,900,832	100
=77	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.54	2,404,280	100
=79	BelizeBLZCentral America	0.52	65,327	100
=79	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.52	11,367,618	100
=81	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.48	6,861,221	100
=81	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.48	5,731	100
=83	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.46	20,588,603	100
=83	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.46	1,962,505	100
85	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.45	9,557,711	100
=86	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.42	18,771,317	100
=86	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.42	12,939,350	100
88	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.41	208,580,216	100
89	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.40	15,910,181	100
90	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.39	886,865	100
=91	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.38	3,516,800	100
=91	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.38	220,671	100
=91	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.38	394,925	100
94	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.37	3,389,650	100
=95	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.36	40,640	100
=95	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.36	9,693,984	100
=97	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.35	3,485,825	100
=97	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.35	36,794,313	100
99	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.34	43,806,801	100
100	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.33	410,249	100
101	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.31	289,928	100
=102	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.30	1,503,737	100
=102	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.30	128,575,200	100
=104	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.29	2,661,615	100
=104	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.29	19,915	100
=104	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.29	3,432,270	100
=104	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.29	3,741,250	100
=108	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.28	1,873,747	100
=108	PeruPERSouth America	0.28	6,303,735	100
110	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.27	295,700	100
=111	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.26	604,211	100
=111	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.26	2,299,420	100
=111	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.26	8,052,907	100
=114	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.25	15,354,880	100
=114	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.25	15,334,340	100
=114	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.25	472,859	100
=117	ChileCHLSouth America	0.23	3,682,203	100
=117	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.23	160,350	100
=119	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.22	12,891,901	100
=119	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.22	9,894,850	100
121	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.21	1,926,988	100
122	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.20	408,027	100
=123	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.19	5,831,506	100
=123	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.19	587,490	100
=125	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.18	234,210	100
=125	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.18	2,369,837	100
=127	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.16	5,746,580	100
=127	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.16	675,257	100
=129	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.15	5,435,861	100
=129	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.15	14,625,801	100
=131	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.14	4,126	100
=131	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.14	403,471	100
=133	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.13	4,329,200	100
=133	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.13	4,142,209	100
=135	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.12	5,622,641	100
=135	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.12	126,000	100
=137	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.11	4,066,620	100
=137	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.11	4,430	100
=139	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.10	9,975	100
=139	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.10	183,196	100
=139	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.10	2,435,870	100
=142	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.09	3,559,650	100
=142	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.09	39,503,025	100
=142	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.09	1,192,058	100
145	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.08	1,714,880	100
=146	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.07	1,729,948	100
=146	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.07	1,113,850	100
=148	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.06	1,679,430	100
=148	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.06	1,069,200	100
=148	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.06	912,737	100
=148	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.06	2,282,170	100
152	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.05	94,951	100
=153	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.04	1,946,775	100
=153	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.04	5,601,297	100
=153	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.04	1,632,442	100
156	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.03	1,075,600	100
157	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.02	2,234,494	100
158	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle 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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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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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) (1990). Livestock Density, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-density/1990

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