Number of local breeds kept in the country in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Zimbabwe stood at 7. 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 Zimbabwe peaked at 7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 159th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 16,739 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Zimbabwe?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Zimbabwe was 7 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Zimbabwe ranks 159th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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