Number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe
Western Europe: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 1,083 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe stood at 1,083. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe peaked at 1,083 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 532, in 2000.
Western Europe ranks 6th of 34 groups on this measure, 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 532 | — |
| 2001 | 579 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 582 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 591 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 664 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 697 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 998 | +43.2% |
| 2007 | 998 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 998 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 998 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 998 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 999 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,009 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,010 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,016 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,032 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,055 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,083 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 1,083 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +43.2% | 697 | 998 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 763.7 | 532 | 998 | 10 |
| 2010s | 999.9 | 998 | 1,009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,046 | 1,010 | 1,083 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 335 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 335 compare
- 5 France 309 compare
- 6 India 297 compare
- 7 Russian Federation 270 compare
- 7 Russia 270 compare
- 9 Italy 229 compare
More development goals data for Western Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.306 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,355 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 395 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 189 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 957 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.65 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 236.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 535.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Western Europe was 1,083 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,083 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 532 in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Western Europe ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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