Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Ghana
Ghana: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 20 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 20 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ghana peaked at 20 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 93rd of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 20 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 20 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 16,118 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ghana?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Ghana was 20 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Ghana ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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