Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malta
Malta: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 3 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
3
in 2023
All-time low
2
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malta, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malta peaked at 3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
Malta ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malta?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malta was 3 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Malta ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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