Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
50.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 151 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2011
All-time low
33.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 50.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Iceland peaked at 50.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 72nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +51.5% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +51.5% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +51.5% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +51.5% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 50.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 50.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.5%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 33.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 33.0% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 69 Sri Lanka 56.0% compare
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- 72 Faroe Islands 50.0% compare
- 72 Indonesia 50.0% compare
- 72 Mexico 50.0% compare
- 72 Myanmar 50.0% compare
- 72 North Macedonia 50.0% compare
- 72 Papua New Guinea 50.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 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 Iceland?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Iceland was 50.0% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Iceland ranks 72nd out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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