Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 23 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 23 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 Malaysia peaked at 23 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 78th 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 Malaysia, 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 | 23 | +91.7% |
| 2007 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 76 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 compare
- 77 Niger 24 compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 23 compare
- 78 Jordan 23 compare
- 78 Slovakia 23 compare
- 78 Tajikistan 23 compare
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malaysia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malaysia was 23 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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