Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 19 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Rwanda, 2006–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 19 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Rwanda peaked at 19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2006.
Rwanda ranks 96th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 19 | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,938 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Rwanda?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Rwanda was 19 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2006.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Rwanda ranks 96th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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