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Number of cattle in Malta

Number of cattle in Malta was 13,800 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, head13,800
Change on 2023-3%
Rank27th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high22,0001991
Series low6,7311963

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Number of cattle in Malta, 1961 to 2024

5,00010K15K20K25K19611971198119912001201120241961: 8,090 head1962: 8,000 head1963: 6,731 head1964: 7,987 head1965: 7,258 head1966: 8,137 head1967: 8,849 head1968: 9,850 head1969: 8,849 head1970: 8,841 head1971: 9,590 head1972: 9,049 head1973: 9,856 head1974: 10,035 head1975: 11,195 head1976: 14,449 head1977: 15,004 head1978: 14,052 head1979: 13,701 head1980: 14,210 head1981: 11,385 head1982: 12,087 head1983: 12,794 head1984: 14,000 head1985: 14,000 head1986: 16,000 head1987: 18,000 head1988: 19,000 head1989: 20,540 head1990: 21,000 head1991: 22,000 head1992: 22,000 head1993: 21,500 head1994: 19,800 head1995: 18,500 head1996: 21,000 head1997: 21,000 head1998: 19,000 head1999: 20,000 head2000: 19,200 head2001: 19,200 head2002: 19,003 head2003: 18,770 head2004: 17,940 head2005: 19,408 head2006: 19,742 head2007: 19,233 head2008: 19,442 head2009: 16,264 head2010: 14,954 head2011: 15,074 head2012: 15,593 head2013: 15,220 head2014: 14,883 head2015: 15,020 head2016: 14,356 head2017: 14,184 head2018: 14,120 head2019: 14,000 head2020: 14,290 head2021: 14,020 head2022: 14,200 head2023: 14,230 head2024: 13,800 head5,00010K15K20K25K19611983200520241961: 8,090 head1962: 8,000 head1963: 6,731 head1964: 7,987 head1965: 7,258 head1966: 8,137 head1967: 8,849 head1968: 9,850 head1969: 8,849 head1970: 8,841 head1971: 9,590 head1972: 9,049 head1973: 9,856 head1974: 10,035 head1975: 11,195 head1976: 14,449 head1977: 15,004 head1978: 14,052 head1979: 13,701 head1980: 14,210 head1981: 11,385 head1982: 12,087 head1983: 12,794 head1984: 14,000 head1985: 14,000 head1986: 16,000 head1987: 18,000 head1988: 19,000 head1989: 20,540 head1990: 21,000 head1991: 22,000 head1992: 22,000 head1993: 21,500 head1994: 19,800 head1995: 18,500 head1996: 21,000 head1997: 21,000 head1998: 19,000 head1999: 20,000 head2000: 19,200 head2001: 19,200 head2002: 19,003 head2003: 18,770 head2004: 17,940 head2005: 19,408 head2006: 19,742 head2007: 19,233 head2008: 19,442 head2009: 16,264 head2010: 14,954 head2011: 15,074 head2012: 15,593 head2013: 15,220 head2014: 14,883 head2015: 15,020 head2016: 14,356 head2017: 14,184 head2018: 14,120 head2019: 14,000 head2020: 14,290 head2021: 14,020 head2022: 14,200 head2023: 14,230 head2024: 13,800 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202413,800
202314,230
202214,200
202114,020
202014,290
201914,000
201814,120
201714,184
201614,356
201515,020
201414,883
201315,220
201215,593
201115,074
201014,954
200916,264
200819,442
200719,233
200619,742
200519,408
200417,940
200318,770
200219,003
200119,200
200019,200
199920,000 Estimated
199819,000 Estimated
199721,000 Estimated
199621,000
199518,500
199419,800
199321,500
199222,000 Estimated
199122,000 Estimated
199021,000 Estimated
198920,540
198819,000 Estimated
198718,000 Estimated
198616,000 Estimated
198514,000
198414,000
198312,794
198212,087
198111,385
198014,210
197913,701
197814,052
197715,004
197614,449
197511,195
197410,035
19739,856
19729,049
19719,590
19708,841
19698,849
19689,850
19678,849
19668,137
19657,258
19647,987
19636,731
19628,000 Estimated
19618,090

Malta compared with nearby places

Austria: 1,820,030 headBelgium: 2,153,430 headBulgaria: 558,770 headCyprus: 82,680 headCzechia: 1,397,410 headGermany: 10,461,290 headDenmark: 1,413,860 headEstonia: 232,390 headSpain: 6,173,960 headFinland: 764,030 headFrance: 16,478,260 headGreece: 595,200 headCroatia: 422,000 headHungary: 869,900 headIreland: 6,308,300 headItaly: 5,765,000 headLithuania: 599,770 headLuxembourg: 180,530 headLatvia: 352,090 headMalta: 13,800 headNetherlands: 3,562,000 headPoland: 6,190,930 headPortugal: 1,486,910 headRomania: 1,809,400 headSweden: 1,333,820 headSlovenia: 453,890 headSlovakia: 416,680 head
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  • 700K to 1.5M
  • 1.5M to 5.3M
  • 5.3M and over
Number of cattle, 2024, head. Malta is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Malta, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Malta, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/malta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Malta, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/malta.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Malta, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/malta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Malta, 1961 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the number of cattle in Malta?

Number of cattle in Malta was 13,800 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of cattle in Malta?

22,000 head in 1991, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of cattle elsewhere in European Union (27)

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