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: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017 (SR); 2018; 2019; 2020
Canada: 2011; 2012 (SR); 2013 (SR); 2014; 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
Denmark: 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015 (SR); 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019
European Union: First Report, Second Report, Third Report, Fourth Report, Fifth Report, Sixth Report, Seventh Report (SR), 2015-2017 Interim Report (SR), 2018 Report
Finland: 2003-2006; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014 (SR); 2015; 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
Germany: 2009; 2010; 2011;2012; 2013 (SR); 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019
Hungary: 2005-2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018, 2019
Israel: 2000;2001; 2002; 2003; 2004;2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013 (SR); 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017 (SR); 2018; 2019; 2020
Italy: 2007-2009; 2010-2012; 2013 (SR); 2014; 2015; 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018+
Lithuania: 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018+
Malta: 2018+
Netherlands: 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013 (SR); 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019
New Zealand: 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013 (SR); 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019
Northern Ireland: 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
Norway: 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
Poland: 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
Portugal: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019
Slovakia: 2014; 2015; 2016 (SR); 2017 (SR); 2018; 2019; 2020
Slovenia: 2003-2007; 2008-2010; 2011-2013; 2014; 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
South Korea: 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016 (SR); 2017 (SR); 2018; 2019; 2020
Spain: 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020
Sweden: 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009-2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018
Switzerland: 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017 (SR); 2018; 2019 (SR); 2020 (SR)
United Kingdom†: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012 (SR); 2013 (SR); 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (SR); 2017 (SR); 2018; 2019 (SR); 2020 (SR); 2021 (SR)
United States: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012 (SR); 2013; 2014 (SR); 2015 (SR); 2016 (1) (2) (SR); 2017 (1) (2); 2018; 2019
§ These figures are only for CCAC members, which account for most major research institutions in Canada.
+ Taken from the 2018 EU Report
† 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.
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