Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 738 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 738 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 up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Europe peaked at 738 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 373, in 2000.
That places Southern Europe 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 373 | — |
| 2001 | 406 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 414 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 426 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 439 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 459 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 677 | +47.5% |
| 2007 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 701 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 712 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 714 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 714 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 721 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 730 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 736 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 738 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 522.5 | 373 | 677 | 10 |
| 2010s | 682.9 | 677 | 712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 725.5 | 714 | 738 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More development goals data for Southern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 65.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,974 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 153 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 698 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.06 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 201.9 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 510.4 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Europe?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Europe was 738 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 738 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 373 in 2000.
- How does Southern Europe rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Southern Europe ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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