Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 483,603 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Malaysia stood at 483,603 An.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Malaysia peaked at 650,518 An in 2009 and was at its lowest, 342,707 An, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 119th of 186 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 342,707 An | — |
| 1962 | 346,211 An | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 373,900 An | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 386,021 An | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 381,915 An | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 393,939 An | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 370,823 An | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 394,899 An | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 396,345 An | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 407,989 An | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 395,526 An | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 387,482 An | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 365,075 An | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 386,472 An | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 405,251 An | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 404,231 An | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 426,045 An | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 411,068 An | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 423,331 An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 403,402 An | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 426,943 An | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 405,435 An | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 395,594 An | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 415,580 An | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 414,605 An | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 392,509 An | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 447,200 An | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 476,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 513,000 An | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 536,687 An | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 533,605 An | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 548,528 An | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 551,566 An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 553,509 An | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 503,697 An | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 441,959 An | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 408,628 An | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 401,997 An | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 389,312 An | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 382,370 An | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 363,576 An | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 360,631 An | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 362,108 An | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 379,892 An | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 403,592 An | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 465,814 An | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 554,251 An | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 608,738 An | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 650,518 An | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 619,669 An | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 602,843 An | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 594,433 An | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 576,918 An | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 572,577 An | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 578,684 An | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 555,008 An | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 515,962 An | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 487,498 An | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 434,248 An | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 449,029 An | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 460,763 An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 473,657 An | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 479,289 An | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 483,603 An | +0.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 483,603 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 66% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 483,603 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 403,870 An, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 376,307 An | 342,707 An | 396,345 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 401,247 An | 365,075 An | 426,045 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 429,027 An | 392,509 An | 513,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 486,949 An | 389,312 An | 553,509 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 453,149 An | 360,631 An | 650,518 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 553,784 An | 434,248 An | 619,669 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 469,268 An | 449,029 An | 483,603 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Malaysia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Malaysia was 483,603 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 650,518 An in 2009.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 342,707 An in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Malaysia ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 Sheep and Goats — 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.