2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Italy
Italy: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 229 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Italy stood at 229 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Italy peaked at 229 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 109 No, in 2000.
Italy ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Italy, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109 No | — |
| 2001 | 124 No | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 128 No | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 130 No | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 131 No | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 138 No | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 187 No | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 187 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 186 No | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 184 No | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 176 No | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 181 No | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 179 No | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 184 No | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 185 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 185 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 185 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 185 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 211 No | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 216 No | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 216 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 216 No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 219 No | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 226 No | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 227 No | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 229 No | +0.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 229 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 19 No, 12.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 229 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29 No, 7.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.5% | 138 No | 187 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.4 No | 109 No | 187 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.7 No | 176 No | 216 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.17 No | 216 No | 229 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 502.25 units per person (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 366.74 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Italy?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Italy was 229 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 229 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 No in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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