Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 78.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 78.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Switzerland peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 55th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 78.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 78.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.5%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 65.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 65.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 69.0% | 78.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 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 Switzerland?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Switzerland was 78.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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