Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sweden
Sweden: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 64 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 64 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Sweden peaked at 64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.
That places Sweden 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49 | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64 | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 64 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3 | 30 | 49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1 | 49 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 | 51 | 64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 Kazakhstan 75 compare
- 22 New Zealand 74 compare
- 23 Belgium 73 compare
- 24 Chile 64 compare
- 26 Egypt 62 compare
- 27 South Africa 61 compare
More development goals data for Sweden
- Red List Index 0.9904 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7695 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,092 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 192 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Sweden?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sweden was 64 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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