Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Faroe Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Faroe Islands is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Faroe Islands peaked at 2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 184th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21, 10% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 6% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More development goals data for Faroe Islands
- Red List Index 0.8286 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.89 (2024)
- Change in maximum river flow 3.5% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -18.8% (2024)
- River flow maximum 43 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Faroe Islands?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Faroe Islands was 2 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Faroe Islands ranks 184th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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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