Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Greece
Greece: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 62.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Greece is 62.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Greece peaked at 79.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2021.
That places Greece 67th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 62.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Greece's 62.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.5%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 68.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.0% | 64.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 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 Greece?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Greece was 62.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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