Cattle in Malta
Malta had 13,800 cattle in 2024, the 170th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.3%. The record was 22,000 head in 1991.
- Animals, 2024
- 13,800 head
- World rank
- 170 of 190
- 10-year change
- −7.3%
- Record
- 22,000 head
- 1991
Cattle in Malta, 1961–2024 (head)
Malta compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −7.3%
- world +9.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 15,381 | 0.00% |
| 169 | Dominica | 13,873 | 0.00% |
| 170 | Malta | 13,800 | 0.00% |
| 171 | Tonga | 12,196 | 0.00% |
| 172 | Barbados | 11,241 | 0.00% |
Map of cattle numbers by country
Share of the world total; Malta is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,800 | −3.0% |
| 2023 | 14,230 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14,200 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 14,020 | −1.9% |
| 2020 | 14,290 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | −0.8% |
| 2018 | 14,120 | −0.5% |
| 2017 | 14,184 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 14,356 | −4.4% |
| 2015 | 15,020 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14,883 | −2.2% |
| 2013 | 15,220 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | 15,593 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 15,074 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14,954 | −8.1% |
| 2009 | 16,264 | −16% |
| 2008 | 19,442 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 19,233 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 19,742 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 19,408 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 17,940 | −4.4% |
| 2003 | 18,770 | −1.2% |
| 2002 | 19,003 | −1.0% |
| 2001 | 19,200 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 19,200 | −4.0% |
| 1999 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 19,000 | −9.5% |
| 1997 | 21,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,000 | +14% |
| 1995 | 18,500 | −6.6% |
| 1994 | 19,800 | −7.9% |
| 1993 | 21,500 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | 22,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 21,000 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 20,540 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 18,000 | +13% |
| 1986 | 16,000 | +14% |
| 1985 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 14,000 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 12,794 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 12,087 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 11,385 | −20% |
| 1980 | 14,210 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 13,701 | −2.5% |
| 1978 | 14,052 | −6.3% |
| 1977 | 15,004 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 14,449 | +29% |
| 1975 | 11,195 | +12% |
| 1974 | 10,035 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 9,856 | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 9,049 | −5.6% |
| 1971 | 9,590 | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 8,841 | −0.1% |
| 1969 | 8,849 | −10% |
| 1968 | 9,850 | +11% |
| 1967 | 8,849 | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 8,137 | +12% |
| 1965 | 7,258 | −9.1% |
| 1964 | 7,987 | +19% |
| 1963 | 6,731 | −16% |
| 1962 | 8,000 | −1.1% |
| 1961 | 8,090 | — |
Questions and answers
How many cattle are there in Malta?
Malta had 13,800 cattle in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malta rank in the world by number of cattle?
Malta ranked 170th 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 Malta changed?
It fell by 7.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 22,000 head in 1991.
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
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.