Number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa
South Africa: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa is 56, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa peaked at 56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
That places South Africa 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55 | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 56 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6 | 24 | 48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.83 | 48 | 56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,715 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in South Africa was 56 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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