Number of local breeds kept in the country by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
872
China
Lowest
1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Median
19
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,855
What the numbers show
Number of local breeds kept in the country is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 872 in China; the lowest is 1 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 19, and the mean is 46.76.
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 | 335 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 335 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | France | 309 | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 6 | India | 297 | 2025 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 270 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 270 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 229 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 221 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 182 | 2025 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 173 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 162 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 155 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 132 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 16 | Caribbean | 125 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 113 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 113 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 113 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 108 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 105 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 96 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 96 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 93 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 91 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 26 | South Korea | 86 | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 86 | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 75 | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 74 | 2025 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 73 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Vietnam | 69 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 69 | 2025 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 69 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 64 | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Sweden | 64 | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 62 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 61 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 60 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 58 | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 58 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 57 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 55 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 54 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 51 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 50 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 46 | Japan | 50 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Sudan | 49 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 47 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 46 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 45 | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 52 | Albania | 44 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 44 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 42 | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 55 | Austria | 41 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 40 | 2025 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 40 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 39 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 37 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Chad | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Melanesia | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 34 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 34 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 33 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Yemen | 33 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 66 | Switzerland | 32 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 32 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 32 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Bhutan | 30 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 29 | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 29 | 2025 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 70 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Argentina | 28 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 28 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 28 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Canada | 26 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Namibia | 26 | 2025 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Niger | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 25 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 23 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 84 | Cameroon | 23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Algeria | 23 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 23 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Peru | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Serbia | 22 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Guatemala | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Polynesia | 21 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 96 | Moldova | 20 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Nigeria | 20 | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Senegal | 20 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 20 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Belarus | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Finland | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 19 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 101 | Myanmar | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Oman | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Rwanda | 19 | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 108 | Angola | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Somalia | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Madagascar | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Malawi | 17 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 110 | Uruguay | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Djibouti | 16 | 2025 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 114 | Cambodia | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Laos | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Thailand | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Eswatini | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Zambia | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Armenia | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Uganda | 14 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 125 | Gabon | 13 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 125 | Montenegro | 13 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 125 | Mozambique | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Botswana | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 131 | Estonia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 136 | Benin | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Guyana | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Libya | 11 | 2025 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iceland | 10 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Haiti | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Panama | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Syria | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Burundi | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 148 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Mauritania | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 148 | Paraguay | 8 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | El Salvador | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Tunisia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 148 | Cook Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Micronesia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Guinea | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Togo | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Barbados | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Eritrea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Guam | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 169 | Tonga | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Dominica | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Israel | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Malta | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 176 | Qatar | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 176 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Samoa | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Belize | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 184 | Bermuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Niue | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | State of Palestine | 2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 190 | Bahrain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Bahamas | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Grenada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Greenland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | French Guiana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 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
- Europe and Northern America 3,621
- Europe 3,496
- Asia 2,647
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1,447
- Western Europe 1,083
- Eastern Asia 1,055
- Eastern Europe 1,044
- Africa 1,004
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 834
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 822
- Sub-Saharan Africa 817
- Central and Southern Asia 811
- Southern Europe 738
- Americas 705
- Southern Asia 647
- Northern Europe 631
- Latin America and the Caribbean 580
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 576
- South-eastern Asia 392
- Western Asia 389
- Eastern Africa 342
- South America 338
- Oceania 246
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 245
- Western Africa 216
- Northern Africa 187
- Central Asia 164
- Middle Africa 132
- Southern Africa 127
- Northern America 125
- Central America 117
- United States of America 96
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 64