Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Nepal
Nepal: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 33 in 2025. β² Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Nepal, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Nepal stood at 33. 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 Nepal peaked at 33 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 50th of 171 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8 | 11 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 8,589 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Nepal?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Nepal was 33 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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