Number of local breeds kept in the country in World
World: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 8,098 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in World, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in World stood at 8,098. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in World peaked at 8,098 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,901, in 2000.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,901 | — |
| 2001 | 3,020 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3,218 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 3,412 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 3,546 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3,638 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7,101 | +95.2% |
| 2007 | 7,104 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,118 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7,121 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,124 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,127 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,144 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,155 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7,162 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,170 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,184 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,191 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,218 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7,261 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,344 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7,527 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 7,655 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7,873 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 8,016 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 8,098 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,818 | 2,901 | 7,121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,174 | 7,124 | 7,261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,752 | 7,344 | 8,098 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in World?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in World was 8,098 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 8,098 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,901 in 2000.
- How does World rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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