Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa
Africa: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status was 779 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa stood at 779. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa peaked at 779 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2000.
That places Africa 4th out of 31 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.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 60 | +53.8% |
| 2002 | 83 | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 141 | +69.9% |
| 2004 | 194 | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 192 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 755 | +293.2% |
| 2007 | 749 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 718 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 753 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 750 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 752 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 754 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 767 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 745 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 749 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 733 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 740 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 714 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 695 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 698 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 704 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 714 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 713 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 766 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 779 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 368.4 | 39 | 755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 739.9 | 695 | 767 | 10 |
| 2020s | 729 | 698 | 779 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More development goals data for Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 679.3 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 212.63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 386 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 374 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 237 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 979 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,004 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.44 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 64,821 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 9,673 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Africa was 779 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 779 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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