Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Greece
Greece: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 38 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Greece peaked at 38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2000.
That places Greece 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 20 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6 | 35 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 155 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Greece?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Greece was 38 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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