Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Niger
Niger: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Niger stood at 24. 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 Niger peaked at 24 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Niger 77th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +350.0% |
| 2006 | 24 | +166.7% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 24 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 76 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 23 compare
- 78 Jordan 23 compare
- 78 Malaysia 23 compare
- 78 Slovakia 23 compare
- 78 Tajikistan 23 compare
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 36,634 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Niger?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Niger was 24 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Niger ranks 77th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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