Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in South Korea
South Korea: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Korea stood at 18.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Korea peaked at 45 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 64th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 45 | +800.0% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 37 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 25 | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 18 | -35.7% |
| 2025 | 18 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 4.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in South Korea 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 | +800.0% | 5 | 45 |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 3 | 6 |
| 2001 | +50.0% | 2 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6 | 2 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8 | 22 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.67 | 18 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 64 Angola 18 compare
- 64 Ghana 18 compare
- 64 Republic of Korea 18 compare
- 64 Somalia 18 compare
- 64 United Republic of Tanzania 18 compare
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 281 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Korea?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Korea was 18 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- South Korea ranks 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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