Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 340 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 340 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Asia peaked at 340 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 21st of 34 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) (number) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68 | — |
| 2001 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 258 | +239.5% |
| 2007 | 258 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 268 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 268 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 268 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 268 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 269 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 270 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 274 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 279 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 307 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 329 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 335 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 340 | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +239.5% | 76 | 258 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.2 | 68 | 268 | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.5 | 268 | 270 | 10 |
| 2020s | 310.67 | 274 | 340 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 19 United States 89 compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 21 South Korea 86 compare
- 23 Bulgaria 84 compare
- 24 Türkiye 82 compare
- 24 Turkey 82 compare
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 63,149 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Asia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Western Asia was 340 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 340 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Western Asia ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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