Number of local breeds kept in the country in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Faroe Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 2 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Faroe Islands peaked at 2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 184th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26, 8% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More development goals data for Faroe Islands
- Red List Index 0.8286 index (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.89 ratio (2024)
- Change in maximum river flow 3.5% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -18.8% (2024)
- River flow maximum 43 m3 per sec (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Faroe Islands?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Faroe Islands was 2 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Faroe Islands ranks 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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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