Italy vs United Kingdom: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Italy
90.0%
in 2025
United Kingdom
89.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
34th
United Kingdom rank
35th
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 90.0% against 89.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 151 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 88.7% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 88.5% | 1.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 87.8% | 2.5% | Italy |
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, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 90.0% against 89.0% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 1.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Italy ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 151 countries.
- 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.