Number of local breeds (not extinct) in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 849 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in China (People’s Republic of) is 849, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 849 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 435, in 2000.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 545.2 | 435 | 699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 700 | 699 | 701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 816.67 | 707 | 849 | 6 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 22,892 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in China (People’s Republic of) was 849 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 849 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 435 in 2000.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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