Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malta
Malta: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 13,800 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta is 13,800 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta peaked at 22,000 An in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,731 An, in 1963.
Malta ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malta, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,090 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 6,731 An | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 7,987 An | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 7,258 An | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 8,137 An | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 8,849 An | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 9,850 An | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 8,849 An | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 8,841 An | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 9,590 An | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 9,049 An | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 9,856 An | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 10,035 An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 11,195 An | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 14,449 An | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 15,004 An | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 14,052 An | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 13,701 An | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 14,210 An | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 11,385 An | -19.9% |
| 1982 | 12,087 An | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 12,794 An | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 14,000 An | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 14,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16,000 An | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 18,000 An | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 19,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 20,540 An | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 21,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 22,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 22,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,500 An | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 19,800 An | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 18,500 An | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 21,000 An | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 21,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19,000 An | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 20,000 An | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 19,200 An | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 19,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,003 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 18,770 An | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 17,940 An | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 19,408 An | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 19,742 An | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 19,233 An | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 19,442 An | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16,264 An | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 14,954 An | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 15,074 An | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15,593 An | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 15,220 An | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 14,883 An | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15,020 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 14,356 An | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 14,184 An | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14,120 An | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 14,000 An | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14,290 An | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14,020 An | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 14,200 An | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 14,230 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13,800 An | -3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13,800 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13,800 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 446,988 An, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,195 An | 6,731 An | 9,850 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,577 An | 8,841 An | 15,004 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,202 An | 11,385 An | 20,540 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,580 An | 18,500 An | 22,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,820 An | 16,264 An | 19,742 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,740 An | 14,000 An | 15,593 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,108 An | 13,800 An | 14,290 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Martinique 23,900 An compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 15,381 An compare
- 167 Dominica 13,873 An compare
- 169 French Guiana 13,386 An compare
- 170 Tonga 12,196 An compare
- 171 Barbados 11,241 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta was 13,800 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 An in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,731 An in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.