Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Zambia
Zambia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Zambia stood at 15. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Zambia peaked at 15 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places Zambia 117th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6 | 6 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,944 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Zambia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Zambia was 15 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Zambia ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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