Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 800,839 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 800,839 An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malaysia peaked at 987,643 An in 2009 and was at its lowest, 616,099 An, in 1968.
That places Malaysia 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 674,706 An | — |
| 1962 | 680,312 An | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 677,905 An | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 689,529 An | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 686,560 An | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 682,376 An | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 684,486 An | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 616,099 An | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 616,373 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 635,924 An | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 650,050 An | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 649,090 An | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 647,649 An | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 686,150 An | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 714,697 An | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 733,016 An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 752,637 An | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 801,917 An | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 792,061 An | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 834,861 An | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 819,556 An | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 823,786 An | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 829,675 An | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 858,849 An | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 852,458 An | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 821,634 An | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 879,300 An | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 850,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 871,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 872,883 An | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 792,976 An | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 801,168 An | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 820,772 An | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 894,643 An | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 880,340 An | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 850,358 An | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 841,498 An | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 874,840 An | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 864,412 An | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 880,825 An | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 896,369 An | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 851,491 An | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 892,152 An | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 926,373 An | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 923,297 An | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 915,139 An | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 972,961 An | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 982,457 An | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 987,643 An | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 966,737 An | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 896,915 An | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 869,362 An | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 875,275 An | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 864,278 An | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 860,907 An | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 856,960 An | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 817,845 An | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 783,674 An | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 759,102 An | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 763,674 An | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 784,002 An | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 798,481 An | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 798,771 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 800,839 An | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 800,839 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 800,839 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.15 million An, 37% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 667,594 An | 616,099 An | 689,529 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 706,319 An | 635,924 An | 801,917 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 844,112 An | 819,556 An | 879,300 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 849,389 An | 792,976 An | 894,643 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 922,871 An | 851,491 An | 987,643 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 855,106 An | 759,102 An | 966,737 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 789,153 An | 763,674 An | 800,839 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malaysia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malaysia was 800,839 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 987,643 An in 2009.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 616,099 An in 1968.
- How does Malaysia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Malaysia ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.