Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Yemen
Yemen: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Yemen is 33, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Yemen peaked at 33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2000.
That places Yemen 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 33 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.5, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2 | 7 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.67 | 32 | 33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 29,116 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Yemen?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Yemen was 33 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Yemen ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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