Sheep — Stocks in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Stocks was 14,560 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Malta stood at 14,560 An.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Malta peaked at 16,000 An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,037 An, in 1982.
Malta ranks 150th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Malta, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,603 An | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 An | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 11,062 An | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 11,227 An | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 10,485 An | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 10,691 An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 9,962 An | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 9,034 An | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 8,820 An | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 8,401 An | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 7,530 An | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 7,020 An | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 7,047 An | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 7,180 An | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8,049 An | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 7,742 An | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 6,367 An | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 5,389 An | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 5,109 An | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 4,947 An | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 4,474 An | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 4,037 An | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 4,719 An | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 5,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,400 An | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 5,600 An | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 5,800 An | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 5,940 An | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 16,000 An | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,000 An | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 9,598 An | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 8,945 An | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 12,253 An | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 14,861 An | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 14,130 An | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 14,642 An | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 12,172 An | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 12,315 An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12,889 An | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 12,379 An | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 11,887 An | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 11,697 An | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10,930 An | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 10,526 An | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 11,076 An | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 11,523 An | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 11,739 An | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 13,170 An | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 13,160 An | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13,150 An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12,730 An | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 14,470 An | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 13,990 An | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 14,560 An | +4.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14,560 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14,560 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 million An, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +169.4% | 5,940 An | 16,000 An |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 8,945 An | 12,253 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,432 An | 8,820 An | 11,603 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,983 An | 5,109 An | 8,401 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,092 An | 4,037 An | 5,940 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,000 An | 16,000 An | 16,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,380 An | 8,945 An | 14,861 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,809 An | 10,526 An | 13,170 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,780 An | 12,730 An | 14,560 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 147 Belize 16,798 An compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 15,471 An compare
- 149 Japan 15,151 An compare
- 151 Martinique 14,400 An compare
- 152 Puerto Rico 12,791 An compare
- 153 Barbados 12,718 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 sheep — stocks in Malta?
- Sheep — stocks in Malta was 14,560 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16,000 An in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,037 An in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — stocks?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Sheep — 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.