Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 957 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Europe stood at 957. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Europe peaked at 957 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 522, in 2000.
Western Europe ranks 8th of 34 groups 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 522 | — |
| 2001 | 566 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 567 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 573 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 645 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 677 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 895 | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 893 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 893 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 895 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 899 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 887 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 889 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 884 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 887 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 887 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 889 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 891 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 893 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 888 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 891 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 899 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 907 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 935 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 957 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 957 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Western 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 | +32.2% | 677 | 895 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 712.6 | 522 | 895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 889.4 | 884 | 899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 924.33 | 891 | 957 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More development goals data for Western Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.306 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 395 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 189 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,083 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.65 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 236.1 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 535.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Europe?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Europe was 957 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 957 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 522 in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Western Europe ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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