Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 525 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 525, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 525 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 149, in 2000.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th of 35 groups 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) in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 149 | — |
| 2001 | 151 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 156 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 158 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 160 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 426 | +166.2% |
| 2007 | 426 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 436 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 436 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 436 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 436 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 437 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 438 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 438 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 438 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 438 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 439 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 439 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 440 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 448 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 464 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 492 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 514 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 520 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 525 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 264.9 | 149 | 436 | 10 |
| 2010s | 437.9 | 436 | 440 | 10 |
| 2020s | 493.83 | 448 | 525 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 16 Ethiopia 93 compare
- 16 Romania 93 compare
- 18 United States of America 89 compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 20 Korea 86 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 84 compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,489 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 525 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 525 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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