> Malaysia had 730,318 cattle in 2024, the 112th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.7%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/malaysia/

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# Cattle in Malaysia

Malaysia had 730,318 cattle in 2024, the 112th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.7%. The record was 860,491 head in 2009.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/beef/)[Market prices in Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/country/malaysia/)

Animals, 2024730,318 head
World rank112 of 190
10-year change−1.7%
Record860,491 head2009

## Cattle in Malaysia, 1961–2024 (head)

## Malaysia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.05%0.05% in 2014
10-year change−1.7%world +9.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 110 | [Finland](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/finland/) | 764,030 | 0.05% |
| 111 | [Guinea-Bissau](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/guinea-bissau/) | 742,836 | 0.05% |
| 112 | **Malaysia** | 730,318 | 0.05% |
| 113 | [Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/serbia/) | 698,605 | 0.04% |
| 114 | [Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/sierra-leone/) | 682,125 | 0.04% |

[Full ranking of 190 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/)

### Map of cattle numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Malaysia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 730,318 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 726,206 | −0.3% |
| 2022 | 728,107 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 717,431 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 699,424 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 657,407 | −2.8% |
| 2018 | 676,686 | −3.9% |
| 2017 | 703,832 | −4.6% |
| 2016 | 737,827 | −0.6% |
| 2015 | 742,338 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | 743,019 | −1.1% |
| 2013 | 751,629 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 744,377 | −3.2% |
| 2011 | 768,710 | −8.1% |
| 2010 | 836,859 | −2.7% |
| 2009 | 860,491 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 851,227 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 842,186 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 786,201 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 790,065 | −0.4% |
| 2004 | 793,005 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 759,152 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 720,246 | −3.7% |
| 2001 | 748,183 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 738,783 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 714,916 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 714,337 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 690,756 | −0.4% |
| 1996 | 693,542 | −3.0% |
| 1995 | 715,279 | −1.8% |
| 1994 | 728,753 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 703,116 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 668,793 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 653,321 | −2.2% |
| 1990 | 667,720 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 661,000 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 637,000 | −4.0% |
| 1987 | 663,300 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 607,200 | −1.9% |
| 1985 | 619,100 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 618,328 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 585,575 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 566,422 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 557,760 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 549,522 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 509,709 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 503,826 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 469,199 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 451,136 | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 425,620 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 398,657 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 365,740 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 361,696 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 348,786 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 325,522 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 320,426 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 306,337 | −10.0% |
| 1967 | 340,273 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 335,082 | −0.4% |
| 1965 | 336,301 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 331,364 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 322,779 | −1.6% |
| 1962 | 328,002 | −0.5% |
| 1961 | 329,555 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many cattle are there in Malaysia?

Malaysia had 730,318 cattle in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Malaysia rank in the world by number of cattle?

Malaysia ranked 112th of 190 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Brazil with 15.1% of the world total.

### How has the number of cattle in Malaysia changed?

It fell by 1.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 860,491 head in 2009.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/india/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/united-states/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/ethiopia/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/pakistan/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/argentina/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/chad/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/tanzania/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/mexico/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/sudan/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/australia/)
[All countries producing cattle](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/)

## Other products of Malaysia

[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/malaysia/)[Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/malaysia/)[Palm kernels](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-kernels/malaysia/)[Oil of palm kernel](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-of-palm-kernel/malaysia/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/malaysia/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/malaysia/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/malaysia/)[Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-tropical-fruits/malaysia/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/malaysia/)[Pineapples](https://husfarm.com/production/pineapples/malaysia/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/malaysia/)[Natural rubber](https://husfarm.com/production/natural-rubber/malaysia/)
[Agricultural production in Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/malaysia/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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