How does Malta rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Malta ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta

Name: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Malta: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 1.03 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.03 LSU/ha

Change on year

up 6.2%

World rank

9th

of 206 countries

All-time high

1.33 LSU/ha

in 1999

All-time low

0.25 LSU/ha

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

Malta recorded 1.03 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta peaked at 1.33 LSU/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.25 LSU/ha, in 1963.

Malta ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3289 LSU/ha	0.25 LSU/ha	0.42 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.505 LSU/ha	0.38 LSU/ha	0.67 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.704 LSU/ha	0.53 LSU/ha	0.95 LSU/ha	10
1990s	1.09 LSU/ha	0.91 LSU/ha	1.33 LSU/ha	10
2000s	1.18 LSU/ha	1.05 LSU/ha	1.28 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.858 LSU/ha	0.81 LSU/ha	0.91 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.975 LSU/ha	0.94 LSU/ha	1.03 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Malta

6 Ireland 1.4 LSU/ha compare
7 Bangladesh 1.32 LSU/ha compare
8 Luxembourg 1.24 LSU/ha compare
9 Guadeloupe 1.03 LSU/ha compare
11 Ethiopia 0.92 LSU/ha compare
11 Switzerland 0.92 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Malta

Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 32,846 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 32,846 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 424 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 23 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 10,502 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 172 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 55,919 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 13,419 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta?: Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta was 1.03 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 1.33 LSU/ha in 1999.
What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.25 LSU/ha in 1963.
How does Malta rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Malta ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.