Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 820 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 820 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 820 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 221, in 2000.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 440.7 | 221 | 753 | 10 |
| 2010s | 752.8 | 752 | 753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 785.83 | 764 | 820 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 849 compare
- 2 Germany 498 compare
- 3 India 297 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 263 compare
- 5 France 247 compare
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 867,867 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 820 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 820 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 221 in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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