Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 98 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa stood at 98.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa peaked at 102 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 (number) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2004 | 17 | +54.5% |
| 2005 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 82 | +355.6% |
| 2007 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 102 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 102 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 73 | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 101 | +32.9% |
| 2025 | 98 | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +450.0% | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | +355.6% | 18 | 82 |
| 2004 | +54.5% | 11 | 17 |
| 2024 | +32.9% | 76 | 101 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 0 | 102 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1 | 72 | 102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.33 | 73 | 101 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 28 South Africa 40 compare
- 29 Mexico 38 compare
- 29 Philippines 38 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 37 compare
- 32 Brazil 36 compare
- 32 Georgia 36 compare
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 848.8 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa was 98 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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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