Europe vs Ireland: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Europe
83.0%
in 2025
Ireland
100.0%
in 2025
Europe rank
4th
Ireland rank
1st
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction over time
- Europe
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 100.0% against 83.0% in Europe, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 78.3% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 84.3% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 93.3% | 10.8% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction, Europe or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 100.0% against 83.0% in Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction between Europe and Ireland?
- 17.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Ireland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Europe and Ireland rank globally for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Europe ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.