Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Turkey
Turkey: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 82 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Turkey is 82, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Turkey peaked at 82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69 | +305.9% |
| 2007 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5, 4.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39 | 17 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5 | 75 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.67 | 79 | 82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 21 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 21 South Korea 86 compare
- 23 Bulgaria 84 compare
- 24 Türkiye 82 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 75 compare
- 27 Australia 74 compare
More development goals data for Turkey
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 4,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Turkey?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Turkey was 82 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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