Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 1,030 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 1,030 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Eastern Asia peaked at 1,030 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 504, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 504 | — |
| 2001 | 506 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 515 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 531 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 537 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 547 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 831 | +51.9% |
| 2007 | 831 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 841 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 844 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 846 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 846 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 846 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 848 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 848 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 848 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 849 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 851 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 852 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 853 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 862 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 990 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 990 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 990 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,020 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 1,030 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 648.7 | 504 | 844 | 10 |
| 2010s | 848.7 | 846 | 853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 980.33 | 862 | 1,030 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More development goals data for Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8142 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 10.24 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,184 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 128 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 59 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 286 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,055 (2025)
- Infant deaths 43,285 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 27,324 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Eastern Asia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Eastern Asia was 1,030 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,030 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 504 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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