Number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe
Europe: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 3,496 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 3,496 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe peaked at 3,496 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,505, in 2000.
That places Europe 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,505 | — |
| 2001 | 1,605 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,753 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,884 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1,990 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2,053 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,214 | +56.6% |
| 2007 | 3,214 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,214 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,214 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,214 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,215 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,215 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,215 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,215 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,216 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,218 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,220 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,245 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,276 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,313 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,330 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,374 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3,439 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3,473 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 3,496 | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +56.6% | 2,053 | 3,214 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,365 | 1,505 | 3,214 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,225 | 3,214 | 3,276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,404 | 3,313 | 3,496 | 6 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 737.2 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Europe was 3,496 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,496 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,505 in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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