Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 641 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Southern Asia is 641, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Southern Asia peaked at 641 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 144, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 13th of 31 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 144 | — |
| 2001 | 147 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 150 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 155 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 156 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 525 | +236.5% |
| 2007 | 527 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 527 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 528 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 529 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 531 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 546 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 553 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 559 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 562 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 571 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 573 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 573 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 578 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 578 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 580 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 588 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 624 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 635 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 641 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 300.7 | 144 | 528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 557.5 | 529 | 578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 607.67 | 578 | 641 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 10 Russian Federation 150 compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 143 compare
- 12 Poland 125 compare
- 13 Pakistan 104 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 93 compare
- 14 Romania 93 compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Southern Asia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Southern Asia was 641 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 641 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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