Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in South Korea
South Korea: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 86 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Korea is 86, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Korea peaked at 86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places South Korea 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49 | +512.5% |
| 2007 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86 | +43.3% |
| 2025 | 86 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 4.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 86 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16, 5.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1 | 6 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7 | 52 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.67 | 60 | 86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 19 United States 89 compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 23 Bulgaria 84 compare
- 24 Türkiye 82 compare
- 24 Turkey 82 compare
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 281 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Korea?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Korea was 86 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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