Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are was 15 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
up 114.3%
Rank
16th
of 26 groups
All-time high
15
in 2025
All-time low
2
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Western Asia, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Western Asia stood at 15. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 114.3% on the previous year and up 650.0% over ten years.
Western Asia ranks 16th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +114.3% |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Western Asia?
- Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are in Western Asia was 15 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 650.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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