Livestock census — Malta

Dehesa Index brings together 48 “Livestock census” series for Malta, with official data and its history (since Jan 1987, latest 2025). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.

In brief

In their latest reading, 3 of the 14 series rose, 11 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Male calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (November, December, Eurostat)” (+8.70 %, 2025); the largest fall, “Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (November, December, Eurostat)” (−37.4 %, 2025). Against the same period a year earlier (14 comparable series), “Male calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (November, December, Eurostat)” rose most (+8.70 %) and “Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (November, December, Eurostat)” fell most (−37.4 %). 6 series are at their lowest on record.

Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.

SeriesLatestPeriodChangeUnit
Live swine, domestic species (November, December, Eurostat)28,6602025−23.0 %head
Piglets, live weight of under 20 kg (November, December, Eurostat)7,1502025−24.4 %head
Pigs, from 20 kg to less than 50 kg (November, December, Eurostat)7,4802025−24.4 %head
Fattening pigs, live weight 50 kg or over (November, December, Eurostat)11,6302025−24.4 %head
Fattening pigs, from 50 kg to less than 80 kg (November, December, Eurostat)6,9702025−24.4 %head
Fattening pigs, from 80 kg to less than 110 kg (November, December, Eurostat)3,9602025−24.4 %head
Live bovine animals (November, December, Eurostat)13,0602025−5.36 %head
Bovine animals, less than 1 year old (November, December, Eurostat)4,1202025+3.00 %head
Bovine animals, less than 1 year old, for slaughter (November, December, Eurostat)0.002025–head
Bovine animals, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (November, December, Eurostat)4,1202025+3.00 %head
Bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (November, December, Eurostat)2,6702025−14.2 %head
Bovine animals, 2 years old or over (November, December, Eurostat)6,2702025−6.14 %head
Male calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (November, December, Eurostat)2,0002025+8.70 %head
Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (November, December, Eurostat)7202025−37.4 %head
Male bovine animals, 2 years old or over (November, December, Eurostat)1002025−33.3 %head

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Source: Eurostat (official national data via the European Statistical System) · Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU); cite source · Data updated: 2026-11-03

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