Italy vs United States: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Italy
90.0%
in 2025
United States
89.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
34th
United States rank
35th
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 90.0% against 89.0% in United States, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 34th and United States ranks 35th of 151 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 90.0% | 2.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 93.3% | 6.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.0% | 1.3% | 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 States?
- Italy, at 90.0% against 89.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction between Italy and United States?
- 1.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Italy ranks 34th and United States 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.