Number of local breeds kept in the country in Japan
Japan: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 50 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Japan stood at 50. 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 Japan peaked at 50 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2000.
That places Japan 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6 | 46 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 651 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Japan?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Japan was 50 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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