Number of local breeds (not extinct) in World
World: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 7,377 in 2025. β² Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in World, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 7,377 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in World peaked at 7,377 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,758, in 2000.
That places World 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,456 | 2,758 | 6,489 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,512 | 6,475 | 6,585 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,048 | 6,661 | 7,377 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in World?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in World was 7,377 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 7,377 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,758 in 2000.
- How does World rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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