Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in China
China: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 849 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in China 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 peaked at 849 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 435, in 2000.
China ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 435 | — |
| 2001 | 436 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 436 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 451 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 457 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 467 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 687 | +47.1% |
| 2007 | 687 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 697 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 699 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 700 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 701 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 701 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 701 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 707 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 835 | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 835 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 835 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 839 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 849 | +1.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 849 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5, 43.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 849 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16, 53.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in China 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 | +47.1% | 467 | 687 |
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 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Germany 498 compare
- 3 India 297 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 263 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 263 compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (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?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in China 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?
- The highest recorded value was 849 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 435 in 2000.
- How does China rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- China ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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