Number of cattle in Malta
Malta: Number of cattle was 13,800 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13,800 animals for number of cattle 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, number of cattle in Malta peaked at 22,000 animals in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,731 animals, in 1963.
That places Malta 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,195 animals | 6,731 animals | 9,850 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,577 animals | 8,841 animals | 15,004 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,202 animals | 11,385 animals | 20,540 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,580 animals | 18,500 animals | 22,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,820 animals | 16,264 animals | 19,742 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,740 animals | 14,000 animals | 15,593 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,108 animals | 13,800 animals | 14,290 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 172 Micronesia (country) 18,180 animals compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 15,381 animals compare
- 174 Dominica 13,873 animals compare
- 176 French Guiana 13,386 animals compare
- 177 Tonga 12,196 animals compare
- 178 Barbados 11,241 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Malta?
- Number of cattle in Malta was 13,800 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 animals in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,731 animals in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for number of cattle?
- Malta ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle 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 (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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