FAO · Livestock Production Index
Livestock production index by country
How much meat, milk and eggs does a country produce compared with its own recent past?
Malawi placed first of the 194 countries compared in 2022, at 190.08, and Myanmar last, at 35.52. In the middle country the figure was 107.06. Among the 162 countries measured in every edition since 1961, the middle one moved from 25.47 to 108.39.
Livestock production index · 2022
Context statistic
Highest of 194Malawi
190.08012022 · position · derived
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 194 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
1Photo: Rockwurm derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
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3Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
02Every measured country
Livestock production index on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 35.52–95.81
- 96.32–103.25
- 103.40–112.05
- 112.15–124.81
- 125.14–190.08
- No reading in 2022
- Asia
121.59
the middle country, of 50 measured · 52 members
Indonesia189.99
Myanmar35.52Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Americas
112.02
the middle country, of 36 measured · 48 members
Guyana153.54
Venezuela87.23Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Africa
108.90
the middle country, of 54 measured · 55 members
Malawi190.08
Gambia73.35Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Oceania
101.26
the middle country, of 14 measured · 21 members
Fiji167.44
Vanuatu75.50Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Europe
100.81
the middle country, of 40 measured · 49 members
Ireland123.24
Moldova76.21Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Every region
22 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Southern Asia
125.30
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Bangladesh153.13
Afghanistan95.40Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Western Asia
122.34
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
Oman186.57
Syria98.92Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Central Asia
121.61
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Tajikistan185.93
Turkmenistan113.98Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Central America
117.38
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Nicaragua125.96
El Salvador98.89Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Eastern Africa
114.61
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
Malawi190.08
Rwanda87.15Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- South America
112.80
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
Guyana153.54Venezuela87.23Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Western Africa
111.05
the middle country, of 16 measured · 16 members
Senegal144.34Gambia73.35Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Eastern Asia
109.28
the middle country, of 7 measured · 8 members
Mongolia159.36
Macau73.39Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Middle Africa
108.04
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Chad145.44
Equatorial Guinea86.55Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Northern Africa
105.49
the middle country, of 6 measured · 6 members
Libya120.54
Algeria98.11Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- South-eastern Asia
103.25
the middle country, of 11 measured · 11 members
Indonesia189.99Myanmar35.52Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Caribbean
102.24
the middle country, of 14 measured · 24 members
Grenada137.37
Cuba87.40Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Northern Europe
102.02
the middle country, of 11 measured · 13 members
Ireland123.24
Lithuania91.24Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Melanesia
101.66
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Fiji167.44Vanuatu75.50Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Southern Europe
100.82
the middle country, of 12 measured · 17 members
Spain118.70
Albania83.74Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Western Europe
100.45
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
Luxembourg120.17
France93.18Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Eastern Europe
94.43
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Russia116.88Moldova76.21Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Southern Africa
93.82
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
South Africa103.24
Botswana90.32Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
New Zealand99.00
Australia87.48Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Micronesia
3 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru.
Kiribati112.73
Nauru89.43Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
Canada119.08
United States110.55Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu.
Tuvalu106.49
Samoa80.63Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
194 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 107.06; a quarter are above 120.40, and a quarter below 99.01. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 194 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. “=” marks a position shared with another country. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. Each country is indexed against ITSELF, so this table compares rates of change and not sizes of herd — 200 means twice what this country produced a decade ago, not twice the country below it.
Showing 25 of 194 countries
Values for 2022. The change column compares 2022 with 2021 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
051961–2022 · 62 reference years
Over time
Each point is one year from 1961, measured against this country’s own 2014–2016 baseline.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 162 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 194 | 107.06 | 99.01 – 120.40 | 108.39 |
| 2021 | 194 | 106.10 | 98.57 – 118.41 | 106.40 |
| 2020 | 194 | 104.48 | 98.56 – 114.38 | 104.45 |
| 2019 | 194 | 105.19 | 99.09 – 113.41 | 105.44 |
| 2018 | 194 | 103.57 | 98.62 – 110.95 | 103.44 |
| 2017 | 194 | 102.45 | 99.39 – 107.12 | 102.17 |
| 2016 | 194 | 101.55 | 99.69 – 104.05 | 101.39 |
| 2015 | 194 | 100.13 | 99.02 – 101.25 | 100.08 |
| 2014 | 194 | 98.38 | 95.85 – 100.12 | 98.42 |
| 2013 | 194 | 96.37 | 92.95 – 100.03 | 96.46 |
| 2012 | 194 | 95.50 | 90.63 – 101.14 | 95.52 |
| 2011 | 192 | 94.73 | 87.81 – 100.75 | 94.74 |
| 2010 | 192 | 92.81 | 85.45 – 100.28 | 92.62 |
| 2009 | 192 | 91.95 | 81.37 – 99.12 | 92.13 |
| 2008 | 192 | 90.85 | 81.19 – 99.01 | 90.85 |
| 2007 | 192 | 91.19 | 78.49 – 99.80 | 90.30 |
| 2006 | 192 | 87.59 | 74.26 – 96.50 | 87.38 |
| 2005 | 190 | 87.05 | 72.12 – 96.39 | 87.35 |
| 2004 | 190 | 83.94 | 67.90 – 95.44 | 84.18 |
| 2003 | 190 | 81.41 | 66.49 – 94.51 | 81.14 |
| 2002 | 190 | 79.25 | 66.56 – 94.12 | 78.66 |
| 2001 | 190 | 77.94 | 62.32 – 94.00 | 77.64 |
| 2000 | 190 | 75.96 | 59.98 – 94.01 | 74.99 |
| 1999 | 188 | 75.35 | 58.05 – 94.45 | 74.77 |
| 1998 | 188 | 72.95 | 53.93 – 93.09 | 72.44 |
| 1997 | 188 | 72.80 | 54.40 – 90.71 | 71.70 |
| 1996 | 188 | 70.39 | 53.13 – 92.64 | 70.13 |
| 1995 | 188 | 69.65 | 51.71 – 91.78 | 66.80 |
| 1994 | 188 | 67.68 | 50.46 – 91.11 | 65.51 |
| 1993 | 187 | 68.61 | 50.06 – 90.90 | 63.66 |
| 1992 | 183 | 69.37 | 48.00 – 91.28 | 65.26 |
| 1991 | 164 | 61.96 | 45.91 – 86.60 | 61.96 |
| 1990 | 164 | 59.02 | 43.23 – 87.96 | 59.21 |
| 1989 | 163 | 57.61 | 40.89 – 84.62 | 57.68 |
| 1988 | 163 | 55.34 | 39.34 – 81.41 | 55.43 |
| 1987 | 163 | 52.70 | 38.38 – 83.11 | 52.83 |
| 1986 | 163 | 51.57 | 35.87 – 82.28 | 51.64 |
| 1985 | 163 | 51.74 | 34.49 – 79.93 | 52.66 |
| 1984 | 163 | 53.37 | 32.72 – 77.56 | 53.86 |
| 1983 | 163 | 51.00 | 31.79 – 76.26 | 51.01 |
| 1982 | 163 | 49.51 | 30.71 – 74.01 | 49.61 |
| 1981 | 163 | 47.49 | 29.98 – 74.41 | 47.60 |
| 1980 | 163 | 46.68 | 27.91 – 73.26 | 46.99 |
| 1979 | 163 | 44.82 | 28.02 – 74.17 | 45.57 |
| 1978 | 163 | 44.43 | 27.75 – 72.44 | 45.15 |
| 1977 | 163 | 43.29 | 26.69 – 69.50 | 42.84 |
| 1976 | 163 | 43.68 | 25.95 – 69.92 | 42.88 |
| 1975 | 163 | 42.19 | 25.56 – 66.90 | 42.03 |
| 1974 | 163 | 40.18 | 25.12 – 63.60 | 40.02 |
| 1973 | 163 | 39.57 | 24.59 – 63.01 | 39.55 |
| 1972 | 163 | 38.68 | 23.51 – 60.95 | 38.53 |
| 1971 | 163 | 38.04 | 23.88 – 61.00 | 37.87 |
| 1970 | 163 | 36.72 | 23.44 – 59.88 | 36.15 |
| 1969 | 163 | 34.78 | 21.81 – 60.29 | 34.64 |
| 1968 | 163 | 33.36 | 20.69 – 58.92 | 33.25 |
| 1967 | 163 | 31.98 | 20.21 – 53.79 | 31.92 |
| 1966 | 163 | 30.64 | 18.86 – 53.98 | 30.53 |
| 1965 | 162 | 27.83 | 18.47 – 54.50 | 27.83 |
| 1964 | 162 | 27.38 | 17.78 – 50.84 | 27.38 |
| 1963 | 162 | 26.76 | 17.67 – 49.28 | 26.76 |
| 1962 | 162 | 25.95 | 16.75 – 48.18 | 25.95 |
| 1961 | 162 | 25.47 | 16.50 – 47.74 | 25.47 |
062021 → 2022
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions — reference years recalculated in one report, not two separate publications. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after- Oman106.69 → 186.57 · 92nd → 4th+79.88
- Fiji123.59 → 167.44 · 37th → 7th+43.85
- Mongolia124.81 → 159.36 · 34th → 9th+34.55
Saint Kitts and Nevis96.69 → 131.10 · 151st → 31st+34.41
Antigua and Barbuda79.48 → 111.88 · 188th → 79th+32.40
Declined most
before → after
Qatar184.84 → 140.10 · 3rd → 21st−44.74
Hong Kong175.19 → 149.97 · 6th → 13th−25.22
Bhutan149.75 → 132.29 · 9th → 28th−17.46
Palestine118.46 → 104.61 · 48th → 108th−13.85- Equatorial Guinea99.23 → 86.55 · 145th → 184th−12.68
194 countries were measured in both 2021 and 2022.
07Across every edition
Livestock production index in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
861.91
Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Lowest reading on record
1.31
Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Biggest improvement between editions
+114.28
96.41 → 210.69
Biggest decline between editions
−143.70
249.23 → 105.53
Most improved since first measured
+184.68
5.40 → 190.08
At the top most often
32 of 62
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About livestock production index
The Livestock Production Index tracks a country’s output of meat, milk, eggs and other animal products against its own 2014–2016 average, set at 100. It is the other half of the FAO’s food production index.
What the number is: Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100).
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Economy & Innovation and Food & Agriculture, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Economy & InnovationFood & AgricultureWhich statistics vote, and why
Moves with
Where livestock production index is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Food Production IndexFAO · 194 countries in commonρ 0.66
Moves against
Where livestock production index is higher, these tend to be lower.
No statistic lines up this closely.
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 189 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Keep reading
Explore further
The subject
11Questions
Livestock production index: questions and answers
Which country has the highest livestock production index?
Malawi, at 190.08, among the 194 countries compared in 2022.
Which country has the lowest livestock production index?
Myanmar, at 35.52, among the 194 countries compared in 2022.
How many countries does the Livestock Production Index cover?
194 in 2022. The number measured varies from 162 to 194 between editions.
What is the world average livestock production index?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 194 compared in 2022, the figure was 107.06.
Is this Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s own ranking?
No. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes the values but ranks nobody; the position on this page is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values, and equal values share a position.
How often is the Livestock Production Index published?
This site holds 62 reference years, 1961–2022, all recalculated in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2026 report on one method — not 62 separate publications.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under CC BY 4.0. From FAOSTAT via the World Bank’s indicator API (AG.PRD.LVSK.XD). Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Livestock Production Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
From FAOSTAT via the World Bank’s indicator API (AG.PRD.LVSK.XD).
Newest edition
Report year 2022Data year 2022
Cite the source as: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT. Rome: FAO.
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-09-06.
How this page reads the numbers
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ranks nobody on this measure. The position is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values; equal values share a position.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Photographs
The countries at the top of this statistic, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Malawi — Rockwurm derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Indonesia — Dohduhdah, CC0
- Seychelles — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Livestock production index by country: Livestock Production Index, data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/livestock-production-index