Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Switzerland is 28, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Switzerland peaked at 28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 55th out of 173 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7 | 18 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.17 | 24 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More development goals data for Switzerland
- Red List Index 0.9576 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1227 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 18,410 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 285 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 230 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Switzerland?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Switzerland was 28 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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