Historical Animal Research Statistics

This page provides links to historical animal research data, where available. Clicking on the dates will allow you to download the official government statistics from that country (untranslated) or clicking “(SR)” will direct you to our own summary of that year’s statistics (in English).

 

Austria 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
–
 2012
–
Belgium 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 –
–		 –
–
Bulgaria – 2017 2016 2015 2014 – –
Canada § 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
(SR)		 2012
(SR)
Croatia 2018 2017 2016  2015 2014 – –
Cyprus – – 2016 2015 2014 – –
Czech Republic 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
–		 2012
–
Denmark # –
–		 –
–		 2016
–		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
–		 2012
–
Estonia 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 –
–		 –
–
European Union –
–		 –
–		 2011
(SR)		 2008
–		 2005
–		 2000
–		 1999
–
Finland 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
–		 2014
(SR)		 2013
–		 2012
–
France –
–		 2017
–		  2016
(SR)		 2015
–		 2014
–		 –
–		 –
–
Germany 2018
–		 2017
–		  2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
(SR)		 2012
–
Greece 2018
–		 2017
–		  2016
–		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 –
–		 –
–
Hungary –
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
–		 2012
–
Ireland 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
–		 –
–
Israel 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
(SR)		 2012
–
Italy –
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
–		 2014
–		 2013
(SR)		 2012
–
Latvia –
–		 –
–		  2016
–		 2015
–		 2014
–		 2013
–		 –
–
Lithuania – 2017  2016 2015 2014 2013 –
Luxembourg 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
–		 2015
–		 2014
–		 –
–		 –
–
Malta – – 2016
 2015
 2014
 – –
Netherlands –
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
(SR)		 2012
–
New Zealand –
–		 –
–		  2016
–		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
(SR)		 2012
–
Northern Ireland † 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
–		 2014
(SR)		 2013
(SR)		 2012
–
Norway 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
 2012
Poland 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
–		 2012
–
Portugal – – – – 2014
 – 2012
Romania – 2017 2016 2015
 2014
 – –
Slovakia 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
–		 2014
–		 –
–		 –
–
Slovenia 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
–		 2013
–		 2012
–
Spain 2018
–		 2017
–		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
–		 2012
–
South Korea 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
–		 –
–		 –
–		 2012
–
Sweden –
–		 –
–		 2016
–		 2015
–		 2014
–		 –
–		 2012
–
Switzerland 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
–		 2012
–
United Kingdom † 2018
–		 2017
(SR)		 2016
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
(SR)		 2012
(SR)
United States* 2018
–		 20171,2
–		 20161,2
(SR)		 2015
(SR)		 2014
(SR)		 2013
–		 2012
(SR)

§ These figures are only for CCAC members, which account for most major research institutions in Canada.

# Denmark indicated in 2016 that it will no longer publish annual reports.

† United Kingdom stats are for England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) only, Northern Ireland counts separately.

* In 2020, the US corrected original reports from 2016 and 2017. (1) is the original report, (2) is the corrected one.

This table is incomplete – if you have additional information to add to the table, please contact us.

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