2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value was 817 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 817 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 817 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 199 No, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 10th out of 32 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.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 199 No | — |
| 2001 | 205 No | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 205 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 217 No | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 218 No | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 227 No | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 723 No | +218.5% |
| 2007 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 723 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 724 No | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 725 No | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 725 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 725 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 725 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 737 No | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 738 No | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 757 No | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 765 No | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 801 No | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 817 No | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sub-Saharan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +218.5% | 227 No | 723 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 416.3 No | 199 No | 723 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 723.9 No | 723 No | 725 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 769.17 No | 737 No | 817 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 9 Australia and New Zealand 182 No compare
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- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26 No compare
- 11 Poland 162 No compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 No compare
- 12 Hungary 155 No compare
- 13 Ukraine 132 No compare
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More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,874 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sub-Saharan Africa was 817 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 817 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 199 No in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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