Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ireland
Ireland: 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 2022
All-time low
62.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 1st of 151 countries on this measure, 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ireland'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 | 78.3% | 62.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 80.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 77.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 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 Ireland?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Ireland 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 Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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