Number of local breeds kept in the country in Spain
Spain: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 221 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Spain stood at 221. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Spain peaked at 221 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 136, in 2000.
Spain ranks 10th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 136 | — |
| 2001 | 145 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 145 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 145 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 145 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 147 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 221 | +50.3% |
| 2007 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 221 | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 221 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26, 8.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Spain's 221 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 5.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.7 | 136 | 221 | 10 |
| 2010s | 221 | 221 | 221 | 10 |
| 2020s | 221 | 221 | 221 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More development goals data for Spain
- Red List Index 0.7958 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1984 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,824 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 201 (2025)
- Infant deaths 878 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 575 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Spain?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Spain was 221 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 221 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 136 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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