Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) by country
Countries reporting
187
Highest
849
China
Lowest
1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Median
19
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,575
What the numbers show
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 849 in China; the lowest is 1 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 19, and the mean is 39.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 849.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 450.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 20.3%).
Number of local breeds (not extinct): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 849 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 498 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 297 | 2025 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 263 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | France | 247 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 229 | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 201 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 171 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 153 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 150 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 143 | 2025 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 125 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 104 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 93 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 93 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 88 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 86 | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 84 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 82 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 75 | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 74 | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 69 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 69 | 2025 | up 331.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 68 | 2025 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 66 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 64 | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 63 | 2025 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 62 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 58 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 57 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 54 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 54 | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 54 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 52 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 51 | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sudan | 49 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 48 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Japan | 48 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 47 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 46 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 45 | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 43 | Cuba | 44 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 43 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 43 | 2025 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 42 | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 38 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 38 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 37 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Georgia | 36 | 2025 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Melanesia | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Morocco | 34 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 33 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Yemen | 33 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 32 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 57 | Bhutan | 30 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 29 | 2025 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 28 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 59 | Switzerland | 28 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 28 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 28 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 26 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 26 | 2025 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 26 | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Niger | 24 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 23 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 23 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 70 | Malaysia | 23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 23 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 75 | Austria | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 22 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 22 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Canada | 21 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 79 | Cameroon | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Polynesia | 21 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 20 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia | 20 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Finland | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Myanmar | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Nigeria | 19 | 2025 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Rwanda | 19 | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 88 | Senegal | 19 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 96 | Angola | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Latvia | 18 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Somalia | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Madagascar | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Cyprus | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Djibouti | 16 | 2025 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 16 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 101 | Thailand | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Belarus | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Zambia | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Uganda | 14 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 112 | Armenia | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Gabon | 13 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 112 | Montenegro | 13 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 112 | Mozambique | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Uruguay | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Botswana | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Fiji | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 123 | Estonia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Libya | 11 | 2025 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Iceland | 10 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Haiti | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Burundi | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 134 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 134 | Paraguay | 8 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | El Salvador | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Cook Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Micronesia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Comoros | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Mauritius | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 144 | Tunisia | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 148 | Barbados | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Eritrea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Guinea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Togo | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Guam | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 155 | Tonga | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Maldives | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Dominica | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Israel | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Malta | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Qatar | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 162 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Samoa | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Belize | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Bermuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Kiribati | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Niue | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | State of Palestine | 2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 177 | Bahrain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Bahamas | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Grenada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Greenland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | French Guiana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7,377
- Europe and Northern America 3,075
- Europe 2,962
- Asia 2,547
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1,411
- Eastern Asia 1,030
- Africa 979
- Western Europe 957
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 820
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 798
- Central and Southern Asia 796
- Sub-Saharan Africa 794