Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malta
Malta: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 8,538 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta stood at 8,538 LSU.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta peaked at 13,200 LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,039 LSU, in 1963.
That places Malta 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Malta, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,854 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4,800 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 4,039 LSU | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 4,792 LSU | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 4,355 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 4,882 LSU | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 5,309 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 5,910 LSU | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 5,309 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 5,305 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 5,754 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 5,429 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 5,914 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 6,021 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 6,717 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 8,669 LSU | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 9,002 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 8,431 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 8,221 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 8,526 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 6,831 LSU | -19.9% |
| 1982 | 7,252 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 7,676 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 8,400 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 8,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,600 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 10,800 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 11,400 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 12,324 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 12,600 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 13,200 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 13,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,900 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 11,880 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 11,100 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 12,600 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 12,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,400 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 12,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 11,520 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 11,520 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,402 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 11,262 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10,764 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 11,645 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 11,845 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11,540 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 11,665 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9,758 LSU | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 8,972 LSU | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 9,044 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9,356 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9,132 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,930 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 9,012 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,614 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 8,510 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8,472 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8,400 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,574 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8,412 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 8,520 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8,538 LSU | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8,538 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8,538 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307,298 LSU, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,917 LSU | 4,039 LSU | 5,910 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,946 LSU | 5,305 LSU | 9,002 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,121 LSU | 6,831 LSU | 12,324 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,348 LSU | 11,100 LSU | 13,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,292 LSU | 9,758 LSU | 11,845 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,844 LSU | 8,400 LSU | 9,356 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,511 LSU | 8,412 LSU | 8,574 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 166 Martinique 14,340 LSU compare
- 167 French Guiana 9,370 LSU compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 9,263 LSU compare
- 170 Dominica 8,402 LSU compare
- 171 Tonga 7,302 LSU compare
- 172 Barbados 6,439 LSU compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Malta was 8,538 LSU in 2023, 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 13,200 LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,039 LSU in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.