Number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland
Ireland: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland is 39, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland peaked at 39 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 58th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | +143.8% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 39 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 39 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5 | 14 | 39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Ireland was 39 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Ireland ranks 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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