Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 151 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2004
All-time low
83.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 83.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Belgium was 100.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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