Sheep — Stocks in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Stocks was 1,399 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,399 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Malta peaked at 1,600 LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 403.7 LSU, in 1982.
That places Malta 152nd out of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Malta, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,160 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 1,106 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,123 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,048 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 1,069 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 996.2 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 903.4 LSU | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 882 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 840.1 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 753 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 702 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 704.7 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 718 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 804.9 LSU | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 774.2 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 636.7 LSU | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 538.9 LSU | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 510.9 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 494.7 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 447.4 LSU | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 403.7 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 471.9 LSU | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 500 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 540 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 560 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 580 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 594 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,600 LSU | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,200 LSU | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 959.8 LSU | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 894.5 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1,225 LSU | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 1,486 LSU | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 1,413 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 1,464 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,217 LSU | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 1,232 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,289 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,238 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,189 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1,170 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,093 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,053 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,108 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1,152 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1,174 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,317 LSU | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1,316 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,315 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,273 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,447 LSU | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 1,399 LSU | -3.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,399 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,399 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 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% | 594 LSU | 1,600 LSU |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 894.5 LSU | 1,225 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,043 LSU | 882 LSU | 1,160 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 698.34 LSU | 510.9 LSU | 840.1 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 509.17 LSU | 403.7 LSU | 594 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,600 LSU | 1,600 LSU | 1,600 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,238 LSU | 894.5 LSU | 1,486 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,181 LSU | 1,053 LSU | 1,317 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,358 LSU | 1,273 LSU | 1,447 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 sheep — stocks in Malta?
- Sheep — stocks in Malta was 1,399 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.7 LSU in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — stocks?
- Malta ranks 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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
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.