Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of local breeds with unknown risk status was 663 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 663 for number of local breeds with unknown risk status in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 682 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2000.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd of 20 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 | — |
| 2001 | 69 | +56.8% |
| 2002 | 85 | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 97 | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 155 | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 163 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 672 | +312.3% |
| 2007 | 671 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 639 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 658 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 657 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 662 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 669 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 669 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 679 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 682 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 665 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 668 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 651 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 646 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 646 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 623 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 624 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 622 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 650 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 663 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325.3 | 44 | 672 | 10 |
| 2010s | 664.8 | 646 | 682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 638 | 622 | 663 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 867,867 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 663 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 682 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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