Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 171 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom stood at 171.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom peaked at 174 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 96 | +966.7% |
| 2007 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 174 | +87.1% |
| 2013 | 174 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 173 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 171 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 172 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 172 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 172 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 172 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 162 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 166 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 165 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 164 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 171 | +4.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 171 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 42.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 171 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 17.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in United Kingdom 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 | +966.7% | 9 | 96 |
| 2003 | +133.3% | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | +87.1% | 93 | 174 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.8 | 3 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.7 | 93 | 174 | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.67 | 162 | 172 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More development goals data for United Kingdom
- Red List Index 0.9592 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4861 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 280 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 157 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 335 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,835 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2,081 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom was 171 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 174 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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