Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status was 392 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 392, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Asia peaked at 455 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2000.
That places Southern Asia 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | — |
| 2001 | 68 | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 79 | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 91 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 455 | +394.6% |
| 2007 | 448 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 446 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 436 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 438 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 442 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 438 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 339 | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 345 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 346 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 381 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 385 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 383 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 382 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 396 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 401 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 390 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 375 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 383 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 392 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 226.5 | 58 | 455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 387.9 | 339 | 442 | 10 |
| 2020s | 389.5 | 375 | 401 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Asia?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Asia was 392 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 455 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).