Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Italy
Italy: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 90.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
90.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 151 countries
All-time high
93.0%
in 2018
All-time low
82.0%
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Italy, 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 Italy is 90.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Italy peaked at 93.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2010.
That places Italy 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 90.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Italy's 90.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 85.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 82.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 91.0% compare
- 32 Lithuania 91.0% compare
- 35 Germany 89.0% compare
- 35 Latvia 89.0% compare
- 35 Romania 89.0% compare
- 35 Sweden 89.0% compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.0% compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.0% compare
- 35 United States of America 89.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 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 Italy?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Italy was 90.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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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