Italy vs Sweden: Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction
Italy
90.0%
in 2025
Sweden
89.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd
Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 90.0% against 89.0% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 139 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 89.9% | 2.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 95.7% | 8.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 91.3% | 1.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 90.0% against 89.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction between Italy and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction?
- Italy ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%).