Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 231 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Northern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Northern Europe stood at 231.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Northern Europe peaked at 239 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2001.
That places Northern Europe 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 26 | +116.7% |
| 2005 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 208 | +670.4% |
| 2007 | 205 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 210 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 201 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 196 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 177 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 239 | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 235 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 238 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 229 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 218 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 216 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 214 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 215 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 216 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 213 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 225 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 230 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 224 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 231 | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Northern 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 | +670.4% | 27 | 208 |
| 2003 | +200.0% | 4 | 12 |
| 2004 | +116.7% | 12 | 26 |
| 2012 | +35.0% | 177 | 239 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.2 | 4 | 210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.7 | 177 | 239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.17 | 213 | 231 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More development goals data for Northern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8357 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,251 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 368 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 354 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 184 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 553 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 631 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.05 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 166.4 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 427.1 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Northern Europe?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Northern Europe was 231 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 239 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2001.
- How does Northern Europe rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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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