Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Italy
Italy: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 73 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Italy peaked at 73 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
That places Italy 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 45 | +73.1% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66 | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32, 2.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Italy's 73 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.5, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 | 24 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2 | 45 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5 | 66 | 73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More development goals data for Italy
- Red List Index 0.7647 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3534 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,482 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 229 (2025)
- Infant deaths 882 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Italy?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Italy was 73 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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