Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in India
India: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 297 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in India, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in India is 297, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in India peaked at 297 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2000.
India ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 225 | +971.4% |
| 2007 | 228 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 228 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 229 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 230 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 232 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 247 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 254 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 260 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 263 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 272 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 274 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 274 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 277 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 277 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 279 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 287 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 290 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 297 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 297 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 297 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 18.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 297 is above the median for South Asia, which is 31.5, 9.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in India 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 | +971.4% | 21 | 225 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.2 | 15 | 229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.3 | 230 | 277 | 10 |
| 2020s | 287.83 | 277 | 297 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 849 compare
- 2 Germany 498 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 263 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 263 compare
- 6 France 247 compare
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 386,212 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in India?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in India was 297 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 297 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2000.
- How does India rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- India ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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