Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa
South Africa: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status was 40 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South 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 South Africa is 40, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa peaked at 47 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 22nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28 | +600.0% |
| 2007 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 47 | +51.6% |
| 2010 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 40 | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6 | 41 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41 | 40 | 43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,715 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa was 40 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- South Africa ranks 22nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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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