Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Italy
Italy: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 229 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Italy is 229, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Italy peaked at 229 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 109, in 2000.
That places Italy 7th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109 | — |
| 2001 | 124 | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 128 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 130 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 131 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 138 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 187 | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 186 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 184 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 176 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 181 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 179 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 184 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 185 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 211 | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 216 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 216 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 216 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 219 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 226 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 227 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 229 | +0.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 229 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 10.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Italy's 229 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 6.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.5% | 138 | 187 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.4 | 109 | 187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.7 | 176 | 216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.17 | 216 | 229 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More development goals data for Italy
- Red List Index 0.7647 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3534 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,482 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 229 (2025)
- Infant deaths 882 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Italy?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Italy was 229 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 229 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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