Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 79.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 79.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Southern Europe peaked at 80.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2003.
That places Southern Europe 7th out of 32 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.0% | — |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 72.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 72.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Southern Europe
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 3.6% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 9.0% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 94.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 5.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.7% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 2,337 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.55 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Southern Europe?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Southern Europe was 79.0% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2003.
- How does Southern Europe rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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