Number of local breeds kept in the country in Turkey
Turkey: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 113 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 113, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Turkey peaked at 113 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2000.
That places Turkey 17th out of 201 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 106 | +211.8% |
| 2007 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 108 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 110 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 113 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 113 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.5, 5.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 113 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61 | 28 | 106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.6 | 106 | 108 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.5 | 110 | 113 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More development goals data for Turkey
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 4,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Turkey?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Turkey was 113 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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