Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 25 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 25 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 13th out of 20 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) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 | 25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 10 Russian Federation 150 compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 143 compare
- 12 Poland 125 compare
- 13 Pakistan 104 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 93 compare
- 14 Romania 93 compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
More development goals data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Red List Index 0.9429 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,006 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 247,025 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 105,425 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 25 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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