Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Iceland
Iceland: Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material was 4 number in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 98 countries
All-time high
4 number
in 2020
All-time low
4 number
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Iceland, 2020–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4 number for local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Iceland ranks 19th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 number | — |
| 2021 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 number | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 number, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5 number, 8.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Iceland?
- Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Iceland was 4 number in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest local animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest local animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for local animal breeds with conserved genetic material?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
- Is local animal breeds with conserved genetic material rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution.