Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Asia
Asia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 2,547 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Asia recorded 2,547 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Asia peaked at 2,547 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 894, in 2000.
That places Asia 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 894 | — |
| 2001 | 901 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 929 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 960 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 977 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 991 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,076 | +109.5% |
| 2007 | 2,077 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,097 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,101 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,104 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,106 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,122 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,132 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,139 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,145 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,156 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,160 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,161 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,172 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,189 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,325 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 2,364 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,460 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 2,507 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2,547 | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in 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 | +109.5% | 991 | 2,076 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,400 | 894 | 2,101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,140 | 2,104 | 2,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,399 | 2,189 | 2,547 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More development goals data for Asia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 271.71 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,874 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 388 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 246 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1,402 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2,647 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.77 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 76,803 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 16,346 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Asia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Asia was 2,547 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,547 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 894 in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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