Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in France
France: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 247 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in France, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
France recorded 247 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in France peaked at 247 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 135, in 2000.
That places France 6th out of 200 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 (not extinct) (number) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 135 | — |
| 2001 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 137 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 137 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 218 | +59.1% |
| 2007 | 218 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 217 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 216 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 206 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 212 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 226 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 247 | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 247 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 247 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 11.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- France's 247 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 6.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 168.4 | 135 | 218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 207 | 206 | 216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 224 | 206 | 247 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More development goals data for France
- Red List Index 0.8426 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.117 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,046 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 146 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 309 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,185 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,805 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in France?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in France was 247 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 247 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 135 in 2000.
- How does France rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- France ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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