2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution — Value is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 25 No in France; the lowest is 0 No in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 No, and the mean is 5.74 No.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).
2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds for which sufficient genetic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 25 No | 2025 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 23 No | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 20 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 13 No | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 4 | India | 13 No | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Botswana | 11 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 10 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 9 No | 2025 | — | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 7 No | 2025 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 6 No | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 6 No | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Indonesia | 6 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 6 No | 2025 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 4 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Bhutan | 4 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 3 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 3 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Morocco | 3 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 3 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 3 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 3 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 16 | China, mainland | 3 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 2 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Japan | 2 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 2 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Philippines | 1 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 0 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Panama | 0 No | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 0 No | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 0 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 191 No
- Asia 61 No
- Northern America and Europe 138 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6 No
- Americas 87 No
- Northern America 83 No
- United States of America 82 No
- Europe 80 No
- Western Europe 53 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 32 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 26 No
- Eastern Asia 25 No
- Africa 21 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20 No
- Southern Europe 19 No
- Southern Africa 17 No
- Northern Europe 11 No
- Eastern Europe 9 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 7 No
- Eastern Africa 7 No
- South-Eastern Asia 7 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 4 No
- Northern Africa 3 No
- South America 3 No
- Central America 3 No
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