Data for 1972

Livestock Production Index, 1972

1972, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Livestock Production Index, 1972 covers 163 countries. Singapore is highest, at 622.71; Bahrain is lowest, at 3.69. The middle country reads 38.68. Against 1971, 162 values changed (119 up, 43 down), the same countries are covered.

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Livestock Production Index · Data for 1972

HighestSingapore

622.71

LowestBahrain

3.69

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

163countries
1measure
1972the year it describes
163distinct values2 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Livestock Production Index, 1972, 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, 1972: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	622.71
2	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	208.61
3	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	198.87
4	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	167.60
5	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	140.77
6	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	132.93
7	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	119.55
8	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	117.62
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	116.75
10	CubaCUBCaribbean	108.05
11	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	106.10
12	IraqIRQWestern Asia	104.93
13	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	100.27
14	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	95.44
15	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	92.01
16	PolandPOLEastern Europe	88.80
17	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	87.91
18	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	87.41
19	FranceFRAWestern Europe	85.49
20	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	84.92
21	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	81.88
22	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	81.17
23	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	80.26
24	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	80.02
25	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	79.87
26	ItalyITASouthern Europe	78.35
27	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	77.70
28	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	76.40
29	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	75.53
30	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	75.18
31	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	73.13
32	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	70.79
33	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	70.29
34	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	69.80
35	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	68.56
36	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	67.43
37	CanadaCANNorthern America	65.70
38	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	63.34
39	ArgentinaARGSouth America	63.00
40	JapanJPNEastern Asia	62.23
41	United StatesUSANorthern America	61.37
42	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	60.53
43	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	60.09
44	FijiFJIMelanesia	59.79
45	MaliMLIWestern Africa	59.41
46	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	58.51
47	UruguayURYSouth America	57.95
48	MacauMACEastern Asia	57.47
49	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	57.13
50	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	55.61
51	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	55.24
52	GabonGABMiddle Africa	55.19
53	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	55.06
54	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	54.24
55	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53.68
56	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	53.57
57	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	52.51
58	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	51.89
59	HaitiHTICaribbean	51.38
60	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	50.42
61	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	50.03
62	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	49.88
63	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	47.86
64	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	46.90
65	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	45.81
66	SurinameSURSouth America	45.63
67	NigerNERWestern Africa	44.91
68	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	44.59
69	TongaTONPolynesia	44.49
70	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	43.82
71	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.54
72	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	43.02
73	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	42.88
74	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	42.55
75	NauruNRUMicronesia	41.40
76	NicaraguaNICCentral America	41.11
77	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	40.97
78	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	40.84
79	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	40.39
80	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	40.22
81	SpainESPSouthern Europe	40.18
82	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	38.68
83	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	38.38
84	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	38.26
85	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.39
86	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	36.97
87	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	36.83
88	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	35.49
89	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	34.61
90	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	34.48
91	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	34.05
92	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	33.42
93	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	33.05
94	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	32.57
95	TogoTGOWestern Africa	32.17
96	SenegalSENWestern Africa	31.78
97	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	30.64
98	HondurasHNDCentral America	30.63
99	BahamasBHSCaribbean	30.34
100	ColombiaCOLSouth America	30.32
101	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	30.05
102	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	29.62
103	ParaguayPRYSouth America	29.47
104	BeninBENWestern Africa	29.43
105	DominicaDMACaribbean	28.24
106	KenyaKENEastern Africa	28.14
107	MexicoMEXCentral America	27.74
108	PanamaPANCentral America	27.39
109	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	27.04
110	Costa RicaCRICentral America	26.49
111	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	26.28
112	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	26.03
113	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	25.72
114	IranIRNSouthern Asia	25.16
115	IsraelISRWestern Asia	25.09
116	ChileCHLSouth America	25.05
117	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	24.79
118	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	24.70
119	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	24.66
120	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	24.61
121	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	24.28
122	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	23.56
123	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	23.46
124	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	23.41
125	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	23.31
126	PeruPERSouth America	23.30
127	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	21.89
128	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	21.78
129	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	21.33
130	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	20.98
131	BoliviaBOLSouth America	20.95
132	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	19.93
133	EcuadorECUSouth America	19.70
134	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	18.68
135	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	18.63
136	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	17.87
137	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	17.72
138	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	17.67
139	BelizeBLZCentral America	17.18
140	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.13
141	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.93
142	BrazilBRASouth America	16.82
143	YemenYEMWestern Asia	16.23
144	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	15.27
145	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	15.11
146	GuineaGINWestern Africa	14.46
147	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	14.06
148	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	13.87
149	JordanJORWestern Asia	13.49
150	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	13.27
151	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	11.90
152	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	10.95
153	OmanOMNWestern Asia	10.29
154	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	10.08
155	QatarQATWestern Asia	9.93
156	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	9.60
157	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	9.42
158	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	9.27
159	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	9.05
160	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	7.67
161	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	6.56
162	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.97
163	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	3.69

02In 1972

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore622.71
2Bulgaria208.61
3Saint Kitts and Nevis198.87
4Hong Kong167.60
5Puerto Rico140.77

Lowest

163Bahrain3.69
162Saudi Arabia5.97
161Brunei6.56
160Myanmar7.67
159China9.05

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 38.68. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
162values changed, of 163 in both
119 · 43rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Singapore583.01 → 622.71+39.70
Hong Kong151.93 → 167.60+15.67
Romania89.38 → 100.27+10.89
Seychelles40.98 → 50.42+9.44
Eswatini71.02 → 79.87+8.85

Fell most

Mali70.47 → 59.41−11.06
Fiji65.38 → 59.79−5.59
Chile30.46 → 25.05−5.41
Afghanistan55.27 → 49.88−5.39
Suriname50.76 → 45.63−5.13

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 one of the 163 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1972). Livestock Production Index, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/livestock-production-index/1972

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