Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 647 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 647 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Asia peaked at 647 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 145, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 16th of 34 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 145 | — |
| 2001 | 148 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 149 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 151 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 156 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 157 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 530 | +237.6% |
| 2007 | 533 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 533 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 534 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 535 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 537 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 552 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 559 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 565 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 568 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 577 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 579 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 579 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 584 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 584 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 586 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 594 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 630 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 641 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 647 | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +237.6% | 157 | 530 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 303.6 | 145 | 534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.5 | 535 | 584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 613.67 | 584 | 647 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Asia?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Southern Asia was 647 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 647 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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