2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of was 79 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe stood at 79 %.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe peaked at 80 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72 %, in 2003.
Southern Europe ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 % | — |
| 2001 | 74 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 75 % | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 76 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 76 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 76 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 77 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 72 % | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76 % | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 77 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 79 % | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 79 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 80 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 79 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 % | 72 % | 77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3 % | 72 % | 79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.83 % | 78 % | 80 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 5 Türkiye 28 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 20 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 20 % compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 19 % compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 7.33 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.03 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 20.85 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 33,234 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 27,640 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.18 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.1 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.32 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe?
- 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Europe was 79 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 80 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 % in 2003.
- How does Southern Europe rank for 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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