Number of local breeds kept in the country in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 32, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Switzerland peaked at 32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 66th out of 201 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29 | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 32 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5 | 19 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5 | 29 | 32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More development goals data for Switzerland
- Red List Index 0.9576 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1227 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 18,410 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 285 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 230 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Switzerland?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Switzerland was 32 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Switzerland ranks 66th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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