Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 796 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central and Southern Asia is 796, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 796 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 174, in 2000.
That places Central and Southern Asia 11th out of 34 groups 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 Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 174 | — |
| 2001 | 177 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 184 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 193 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 200 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 201 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 645 | +220.9% |
| 2007 | 647 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 647 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 648 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 649 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 651 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 666 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 673 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 679 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 682 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 691 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 693 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 693 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 698 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 698 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 700 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 708 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 779 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 790 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 796 | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Central and Southern 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 | +220.9% | 201 | 645 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 371.6 | 174 | 648 | 10 |
| 2010s | 677.5 | 649 | 698 | 10 |
| 2020s | 745.17 | 698 | 796 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More development goals data for Central and Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7968 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 242.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 384.89 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 194 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 193 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 140 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 546 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 811 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.08 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 781,347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central and Southern Asia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central and Southern Asia was 796 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 796 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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