Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are was 11 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
down 31.2%
Rank
18th
of 26 groups
All-time high
16
in 2024
All-time low
11
in 2025
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Sub-Saharan Africa is 11, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2025 | 11 | -31.2% |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Sub-Saharan Africa was 11 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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