Goats — Stocks in Malta
Malta: Goats — Stocks was 656 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Malta is 656 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Malta peaked at 3,101 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 459.8 LSU, in 2013.
Malta ranks 164th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Malta, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,101 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3,050 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 3,031 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2,918 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 2,598 LSU | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 2,492 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2,343 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 2,016 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 1,865 LSU | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 1,713 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 1,575 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 1,400 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 1,296 LSU | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 1,082 LSU | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 1,052 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 970.1 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 875.6 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 721 LSU | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 645.5 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 594.9 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 510.5 LSU | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 506.4 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 486.9 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 500 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 510 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 526 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 620 LSU | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 680 LSU | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 720 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 770 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 870 LSU | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 918.3 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 905 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 850 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 750 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 650 LSU | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 500 LSU | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 480 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 493.8 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 516.3 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 537.4 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 563.5 LSU | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 627.2 LSU | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 582.8 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 622.7 LSU | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 598.3 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 511 LSU | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 493.8 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 484.7 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 459.8 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 462.7 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 493.7 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 497.1 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 516 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 573 LSU | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 559 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 553 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 564 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 652 LSU | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 656 LSU | +0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 656 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 21% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 656 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115,138 LSU, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,602 LSU | 1,865 LSU | 3,101 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,133 LSU | 645.5 LSU | 1,713 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 513.47 LSU | 486.9 LSU | 594.9 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 773.33 LSU | 620 LSU | 918.3 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 552.2 LSU | 480 LSU | 627.2 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 505.08 LSU | 459.8 LSU | 573 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 606.25 LSU | 553 LSU | 656 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 161 Panama 917.4 LSU compare
- 162 Martinique 810 LSU compare
- 163 Nicaragua 800.5 LSU compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 606.6 LSU compare
- 166 Seychelles 585.1 LSU compare
- 167 Finland 580 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 goats — stocks in Malta?
- Goats — stocks in Malta was 656 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,101 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 459.8 LSU in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for goats — stocks?
- Malta ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — 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.