Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China
China: Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China, 2003–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China stood at 96. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China peaked at 96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
China ranks 1st of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 60 | — |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85 | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 95 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 96 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.43 | 0 | 64 | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.6 | 64 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.83 | 85 | 96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China?
- Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in China was 96 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does China rank for number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are?
- China ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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