Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Ireland
Ireland: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ireland is 38, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ireland peaked at 38 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2000.
That places Ireland 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 | +153.3% |
| 2007 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland'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 | 23.5 | 13 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ireland?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Ireland ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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