Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Latvia
Latvia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 18 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 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Latvia peaked at 18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 104th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21, 86% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 18 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 104 Angola 18 compare
- 104 Somalia 18 compare
- 107 Madagascar 17 compare
- 107 Republic of Moldova 17 compare
- 107 Moldova 17 compare
More development goals data for Latvia
- Red List Index 0.9865 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 10.3 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,043 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 24 (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 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 17 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Latvia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Latvia was 18 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Latvia ranks 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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