Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 127 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 127 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Africa peaked at 127 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2000.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 | — |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 113 | +156.8% |
| 2007 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 114 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 114 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 114 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 115 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 120 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 126 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 127 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2 | 40 | 113 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.4 | 113 | 114 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.5 | 115 | 127 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 848.8 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Africa?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Africa was 127 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 127 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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