Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 30 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 30 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bhutan peaked at 30 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (not extinct) (number) in Bhutan, 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 | 25 | +1150.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30 | +20.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 30 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 30 is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.5, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 | 25 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 72 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bhutan?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bhutan was 30 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Bhutan ranks 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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