2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 263 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 263 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 263 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64 No, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 No | — |
| 2001 | 65 No | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 167 No | +156.9% |
| 2003 | 170 No | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 171 No | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 171 No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 255 No | +49.1% |
| 2007 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 255 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 262 No | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 263 No | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 263 No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 263 No | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 263 No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 182.8 No | 64 No | 255 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 255 No | 255 No | 255 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 261.5 No | 255 No | 263 No | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.45 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.72 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 1.45 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 3.79 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 17.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 584,388 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 382,508 million SLC (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 263 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 263 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 No in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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