Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Iceland
Iceland: Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 92 countries
All-time high
4
in 2020
All-time low
4
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Iceland, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Iceland stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Iceland ranks 16th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More development goals data for Iceland
- Red List Index 0.8515 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4.27 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,542 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 10 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Iceland?
- Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Iceland was 4 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are?
- Iceland ranks 16th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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