Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Melanesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Melanesia stood at 35. 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 Melanesia peaked at 35 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 59th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35 | +169.2% |
| 2007 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5 | 8 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Melanesia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Melanesia was 35 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Melanesia ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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