Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lithuania is 29, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lithuania peaked at 29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 66th 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) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 29 | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 29 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8 | 17 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.33 | 23 | 29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More development goals data for Lithuania
- Red List Index 0.9919 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,802 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 62 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 41 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lithuania?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Lithuania was 29 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Lithuania ranks 66th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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