2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value was 1,055 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Eastern Asia stood at 1,055 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Eastern Asia peaked at 1,055 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 509 No, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 509 No | — |
| 2001 | 511 No | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 520 No | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 536 No | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 542 No | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 552 No | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 857 No | +55.3% |
| 2007 | 857 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 867 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 869 No | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 871 No | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 871 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 871 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 873 No | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 873 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 873 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 874 No | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 876 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 877 No | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 878 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 887 No | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,015 No | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 1,015 No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,015 No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,045 No | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 1,055 No | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662 No | 509 No | 869 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 873.7 No | 871 No | 878 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,005 No | 887 No | 1,055 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 335 No compare
- 4 France 309 No compare
- 5 India 297 No compare
- 5 Türkiye 113 No compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 69 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 270 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 69 No compare
- 7 Italy 229 No compare
- 8 Spain 221 No compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 51 No compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 182 No compare
- 9 Melanesia 35 No compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 49.31 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 25.47 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.36 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 15,598 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 15,192 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.81 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.25 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 36.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Eastern Asia?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Eastern Asia was 1,055 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,055 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 509 No in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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