Number of cattle in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of cattle was 730,318 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 730,318 animals for number of cattle in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Malaysia peaked at 860,491 animals in 2009 and was at its lowest, 306,337 animals, in 1968.
Malaysia ranks 113th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 327,791 animals | 306,337 animals | 340,273 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 415,989 animals | 325,522 animals | 509,709 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 606,521 animals | 549,522 animals | 663,300 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 695,053 animals | 653,321 animals | 728,753 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 788,954 animals | 720,246 animals | 860,491 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 736,268 animals | 657,407 animals | 836,859 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 720,297 animals | 699,424 animals | 730,318 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 110 El Salvador 772,208 animals compare
- 111 Finland 764,030 animals compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 742,836 animals compare
- 114 Serbia 698,605 animals compare
- 115 Sierra Leone 682,125 animals compare
- 116 Eswatini 652,513 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Malaysia?
- Number of cattle in Malaysia was 730,318 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 860,491 animals in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 306,337 animals in 1968.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of cattle?
- Malaysia ranks 113th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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