Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in India
India: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 141 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in India, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in India stood at 141.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in India peaked at 218 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
India ranks 5th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 218 | +1353.3% |
| 2007 | 217 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 216 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 215 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 217 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 213 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 112 | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 113 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 115 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 119 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 121 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 123 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 128 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 117 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 127 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 138 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 141 | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 141 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.5, 13.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 141 is above the median for South Asia, which is 22, 6.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1353.3% | 15 | 218 |
| 2013 | -47.4% | 213 | 112 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1 | 12 | 218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.8 | 112 | 217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129 | 117 | 141 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 386,212 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in India?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in India was 141 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 218 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does India rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- India ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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