Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sweden
Sweden: 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
98.0%
in 2008
All-time low
77.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 89.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sweden peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 35th of 151 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 89.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sweden'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 | 89.9% | 77.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 91.0% compare
- 32 Lithuania 91.0% compare
- 34 Italy 90.0% compare
- 35 Germany 89.0% compare
- 35 Latvia 89.0% compare
- 35 Romania 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 Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 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 Sweden?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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