Number of local breeds kept in the country in Italy
Italy: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 229 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Italy, 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 Italy is 229, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Italy peaked at 229 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 111, in 2000.
That places Italy 7th out of 174 countries 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111 | — |
| 2001 | 126 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 130 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 131 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 138 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 187 | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 211 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 216 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 216 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 216 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 219 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 226 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 227 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 229 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151.5 | 111 | 187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 192.3 | 187 | 216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.17 | 216 | 229 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More development goals data for Italy
- Red List Index 0.7647 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3534 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,482 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Infant deaths 882 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Italy?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Italy was 229 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 229 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 111 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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