Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 21 in 2025. β² Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Cameroon, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 21 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Cameroon peaked at 21 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5 | 6 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 24,029 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Cameroon?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Cameroon was 21 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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