Proportion of local livestock breeds classified as being at risk of extinction

This indicator was revised following indicator changes from the United Nations 2020 Comprehensive Review. The indicator from before these revisions has been archived.

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Percentage of local breeds classified as being at risk
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
2000 87.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2001 87.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2002 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2003 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2004 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2005 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2006 89.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2007 90.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2008 91.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2009 91.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2010 91.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2011 91.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2012 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2013 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2014 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2015 87.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2016 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2017 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2018 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2019 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2020 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2021 87.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Normal value Units
2022 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Estimated value Units
2023 88.0 Percentage (%) Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk Estimated value Units

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote: Figures for 2022 and 2023 are currently estimated.

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Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk as a percentage of local breeds with known level of extinction risk

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Source:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Geographical Area:
United Kingdom
Unit of Measurement:
Percentage (%)
Footnote:
Figures for 2022 and 2023 are currently estimated.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Proportion of local livestock breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Indicator description

The indicator presents the percentage of livestock breeds classified as being at risk of extinctions at a certain moment in time, as well as the trends for those percentages.
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

A breed is considered to be at risk if it has been classified as either critical, critical maintained, endangered, endangered-maintained or vulnerable. To find the full definitions for each of these categories please see the Global metadata.
Available disaggregations

Not available for this indicator
Calculations

No calculations were performed in the data acquisition of this indicator as appropriate data was readily available in the final format specified by this indicator.
Other information

Data for the UK is entered into the Domestic Animal Diversity - Information System (DAD-IS) system by DEFRA. Raw data is available from the UK farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) - breed inventory.

Please note that local breeds that have unknown risk status are excluded from calculations. Information on numbers of breeds classified at risk and unknown can be found in the source data. Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

Data last updated 03 May 2023
Metadata last updated 03 May 2023
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