Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status was 261 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa is 261, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa peaked at 261 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 230 | +721.4% |
| 2007 | 221 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 189 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 207 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 203 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 208 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 213 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 211 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 211 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 214 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 214 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 223 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 223 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 224 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 228 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 220 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 225 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 224 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 252 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 261 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6 | 20 | 230 | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.4 | 203 | 224 | 10 |
| 2020s | 235 | 220 | 261 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More development goals data for Eastern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 892.87 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 188 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 144 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 335 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 342 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.25 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 23,292 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 2,950 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Eastern Africa was 261 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 261 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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