Number of local breeds kept in the country by country
Countries reporting
174
Highest
872
China
Lowest
1
French Guiana
Median
19
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,595
What the numbers show
Number of local breeds kept in the country is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 872 in China; the lowest is 1 in French Guiana.
The median across all reporting countries is 19, and the mean is 44.49.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 872.
Number of local breeds kept in the country: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 872 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 532 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 335 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | France | 309 | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | India | 297 | 2025 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 270 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 229 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 221 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 182 | 2025 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 173 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 162 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 155 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 132 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 113 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 108 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 105 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 96 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 93 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 91 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 86 | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 75 | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 74 | 2025 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 73 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 64 | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 64 | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 62 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 61 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 60 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 58 | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 58 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 57 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 55 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 54 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 51 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 50 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 50 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Sudan | 49 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Norway | 47 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 39 | Mongolia | 46 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 45 | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 44 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 44 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 42 | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 41 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Georgia | 40 | 2025 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 40 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 39 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 37 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Chad | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Morocco | 34 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 34 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Slovenia | 33 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 33 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 32 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 32 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 32 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Bhutan | 30 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 58 | Iraq | 29 | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 29 | 2025 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 60 | Argentina | 28 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 28 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 28 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Canada | 26 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 26 | 2025 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Niger | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 25 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 23 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 69 | Cameroon | 23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Algeria | 23 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 69 | Jordan | 23 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 22 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 20 | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 20 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 83 | Belarus | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Finland | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 19 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 83 | Myanmar | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Oman | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 19 | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Somalia | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Cyprus | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Madagascar | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 17 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 92 | Uruguay | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Djibouti | 16 | 2025 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 96 | Cambodia | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Thailand | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Eswatini | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Armenia | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Uganda | 14 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 105 | Gabon | 13 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 105 | Montenegro | 13 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 105 | Mozambique | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 105 | Suriname | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Botswana | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 111 | Estonia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Fiji | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Benin | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Guyana | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Libya | 11 | 2025 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Iceland | 10 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Haiti | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Burundi | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 124 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Mauritania | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritius | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 124 | Paraguay | 8 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | El Salvador | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Tunisia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 124 | Cook Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Comoros | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Guinea | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Togo | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Eritrea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Guam | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 144 | Tonga | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Maldives | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Dominica | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Israel | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Malta | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 151 | Qatar | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 151 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Samoa | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Belize | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 159 | Bermuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Kiribati | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Niue | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Bahrain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Bahamas | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Grenada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Greenland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | French Guiana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 8,098
- Asia 2,647
- Europe and Northern America 3,621
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 834
- Europe 3,496
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 822
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1,447
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 245
- Western Europe 1,083
- Middle Africa 132
- Eastern Asia 1,055
- Türkiye 113
- Eastern Europe 1,044
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 69
- Viet Nam 69
- Africa 1,004
- Sub-Saharan Africa 817
- United Republic of Tanzania 51
- Central and Southern Asia 811
- Melanesia 35
- Southern Europe 738
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29
- Americas 705
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26
- Southern Asia 647
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 25
- Northern Europe 631
- Polynesia 21
- Latin America and the Caribbean 580
- Republic of Moldova 20
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 576
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 16
- South-Eastern Asia 392
- Syrian Arab Republic 9
- Western Asia 389
- Micronesia 8
- Eastern Africa 342
- State of Palestine 2
- South America 338
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1