Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Belgium
Belgium: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Belgium is 69, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Belgium peaked at 69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2000.
That places Belgium 28th out of 200 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 (not extinct) (number) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67 | +81.1% |
| 2007 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 69 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49 | 37 | 67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8 | 67 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.33 | 68 | 69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 26 Kazakhstan 75 compare
- 27 Australia 74 compare
- 28 New Zealand 69 compare
- 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 68 compare
- 31 Viet Nam 66 compare
- 31 Vietnam 66 compare
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 225 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Belgium?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Belgium was 69 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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