Number of local breeds kept in the country in China
China: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 872 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 872 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in China peaked at 872 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 439, in 2000.
That places China 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 439 | — |
| 2001 | 440 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 455 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 461 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 471 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 711 | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 711 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 721 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 722 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 722 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 722 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 722 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 723 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 723 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 723 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 723 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 724 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 724 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 724 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 730 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 858 | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 858 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 858 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 862 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 872 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 557.1 | 439 | 722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 723 | 722 | 724 | 10 |
| 2020s | 839.67 | 730 | 872 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- 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)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 22,892 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in China?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in China was 872 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 872 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 439 in 2000.
- How does China rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- China ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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