Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 89.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 151 countries
All-time high
89.0%
in 2020
All-time low
33.0%
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 89.0% 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 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Latvia peaked at 89.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2004.
That places Latvia 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -34.0% |
| 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 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +160.6% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 89.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 89.0% 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 | 39.8% | 33.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 33.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 91.0% compare
- 32 Lithuania 91.0% compare
- 34 Italy 90.0% compare
- 35 Germany 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 Latvia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Latvia?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Latvia was 89.0% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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