Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Madagascar, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Madagascar is 17, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Madagascar peaked at 17 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 107th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 17 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 104 Angola 18 compare
- 104 Latvia 18 compare
- 104 Somalia 18 compare
- 107 Republic of Moldova 17 compare
- 107 Moldova 17 compare
- 110 Cambodia 16 compare
- 110 Cyprus 16 compare
- 110 Djibouti 16 compare
- 110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16 compare
- 110 Malawi 16 compare
- 110 Thailand 16 compare
- 110 Laos 16 compare
More development goals data for Madagascar
- Red List Index 0.724 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.83 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.05 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 42,981 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 23,361 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Madagascar?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Madagascar was 17 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Madagascar ranks 107th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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