Number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea peaked at 6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.5, 34% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14, 43% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 164 Barbados 6 compare
- 164 Dominican Republic 6 compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
- 164 Vanuatu 6 compare
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13,442 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,584 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Eritrea was 6 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Eritrea ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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