Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
216
China
Lowest
0
Thailand
Median
10.5
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,835
What the numbers show
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 216 in China; the lowest is 0 in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5, and the mean is 21.34.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 2,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 216 | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 171 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 171 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 153 | 2025 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 141 | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Caribbean | 124 | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 104 | 2025 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 93 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | France | 85 | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 81 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 81 | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 81 | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 75 | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 62 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | United States | 61 | 2025 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 61 | 2025 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 61 | 2025 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 58 | 2025 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 57 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 52 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 50 | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 48 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 48 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 47 | 2025 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Cuba | 44 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 43 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 43 | 2025 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 40 | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 38 | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 38 | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 37 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Brazil | 36 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Georgia | 36 | 2025 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Melanesia | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 33 | 2025 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Nepal | 33 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Germany | 30 | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 30 | 2025 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 29 | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Türkiye | 29 | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 26 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26 | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 23 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 23 | 2025 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Namibia | 23 | 2025 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 23 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 23 | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 22 | 2025 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 21 | 2025 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 21 | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 52 | Polynesia | 21 | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Algeria | 20 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 20 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 20 | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Myanmar | 19 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Nigeria | 19 | 2025 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Angola | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 18 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 64 | South Korea | 18 | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Somalia | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Republic of Korea | 18 | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Sudan | 17 | 2025 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 72 | Cambodia | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 16 | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Malaysia | 16 | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 72 | New Zealand | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Poland | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Yemen | 16 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Eswatini | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 14 | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Cyprus | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 85 | Moldova | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Suriname | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Republic of Moldova | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Botswana | 11 | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Gabon | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 92 | Guyana | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 92 | Niger | 11 | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Benin | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 10 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 10 | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Oman | 10 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10 | 2025 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Haiti | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Lesotho | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Senegal | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Argentina | 8 | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | El Salvador | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Serbia | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Syria | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Cook Islands | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Micronesia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Australia | 7 | 2025 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Bhutan | 7 | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Comoros | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Djibouti | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7 | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Eritrea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Lithuania | 6 | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 6 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Togo | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Guam | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Burundi | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 143 | Colombia | 4 | 2025 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Greece | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 143 | Iceland | 4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Maldives | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Slovakia | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 4 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Dominica | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Denmark | 3 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Israel | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Mongolia | 3 | 2025 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritania | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 152 | Paraguay | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Sweden | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Belize | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 164 | Bermuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Kiribati | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Panama | 2 | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Tunisia | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Niue | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Bahamas | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Grenada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Greenland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Montenegro | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | French Guiana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Austria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Canada | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Czechia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Italy | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Latvia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Thailand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3,606
- Asia 1,402
- Europe and Northern America 886
- Europe 822
- Africa 779
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 674
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 663
- Sub-Saharan Africa 658
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 605
- Central and Southern Asia 546
- Americas 516
- Latin America and the Caribbean 452
- Southern Asia 392
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 372
- South-eastern Asia 319
- Eastern Asia 286
- Eastern Europe 266
- Eastern Africa 261
- Western Asia 251
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 242
- Northern Europe 231
- South America 224
- Western Europe 189
- Western Africa 171
- Central Asia 154
- Southern Europe 136
- Middle Africa 128
- Northern Africa 121
- Central America 104
- Southern Africa 98
- Oceania 87
- Northern America 64
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 64
- United States of America 61