Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 553 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Europe is 553, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Europe peaked at 553 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2000.
That places Northern Europe 18th out of 34 groups 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 200 | — |
| 2001 | 202 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 309 | +53.0% |
| 2003 | 319 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 325 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 326 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 504 | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 504 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 504 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 504 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 504 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 504 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 506 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 507 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 507 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 508 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 510 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 511 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 524 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 531 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 530 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 549 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 549 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 553 | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Northern Europe 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 | +54.6% | 326 | 504 |
| 2002 | +53.0% | 202 | 309 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 369.7 | 200 | 504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 507.7 | 504 | 511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 539.33 | 524 | 553 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 16 Pakistan 104 compare
- 17 Ethiopia 93 compare
- 17 Romania 93 compare
- 19 United States 89 compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 21 South Korea 86 compare
More development goals data for Northern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8357 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,251 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 368 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 354 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 184 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 231 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 631 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.05 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 166.4 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 427.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Europe?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Europe was 553 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 553 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Northern Europe ranks 18th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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