Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Norway
Norway: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Norway stood at 47. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Norway peaked at 47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2000.
That places Norway 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46 | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 2.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Norway's 47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9 | 32 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1 | 46 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More development goals data for Norway
- Red List Index 0.9513 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1778 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,698 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 47 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Norway?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Norway was 47 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Norway ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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