Number of local breeds kept in the country in Belgium
Belgium: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 73 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Belgium peaked at 73 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 30th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 | — |
| 2001 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +86.8% |
| 2007 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 73 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26, 2.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 73 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2 | 38 | 71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9 | 71 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.33 | 72 | 73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 28 Kazakhstan 75 compare
- 29 New Zealand 74 compare
- 31 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 69 compare
- 31 Viet Nam 69 compare
- 31 Vietnam 69 compare
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 225 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Belgium?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Belgium was 73 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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