Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Europe
Europe: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 822 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Europe is 822, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Europe peaked at 1,148 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2002.
Europe ranks 4th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91 | — |
| 2001 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 149 | +88.6% |
| 2004 | 234 | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 270 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 1,148 | +325.2% |
| 2007 | 1,108 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,086 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,016 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 967 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 970 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,011 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 951 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 930 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 891 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 883 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 821 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 779 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 783 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 778 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 818 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 819 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 804 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 822 | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in 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 | +325.2% | 270 | 1,148 |
| 2003 | +88.6% | 79 | 149 |
| 2004 | +57.0% | 149 | 234 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 526.1 | 79 | 1,148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 920.3 | 779 | 1,011 | 10 |
| 2020s | 804 | 778 | 822 | 6 |
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- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Europe?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Europe was 822 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,148 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2002.
- How does Europe rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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