Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.17 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta is 0.17 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta peaked at 0.18 LSU/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1981.
That places Malta 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0667 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.051 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.039 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.142 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.115 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1575 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malta was 0.17 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 LSU/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Malta ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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 Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.