Number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya
Kenya: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya stood at 32. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya peaked at 32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 54th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | +170.0% |
| 2007 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.33 | 27 | 32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 31,481 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Kenya was 32 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Kenya ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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