2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Africa
Africa: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 979 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Africa stood at 979 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Africa peaked at 979 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 278 No, in 2000.
That places Africa 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.
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 278 No | — |
| 2001 | 285 No | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 285 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 296 No | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 297 No | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 307 No | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 868 No | +182.7% |
| 2007 | 868 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 869 No | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 869 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 869 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 869 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 869 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 868 No | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 868 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 869 No | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 870 No | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 871 No | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 871 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 872 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 888 No | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 900 No | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 919 No | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 927 No | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 963 No | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 979 No | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 522.2 No | 278 No | 869 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 869.6 No | 868 No | 872 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 929.33 No | 888 No | 979 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 7.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.04 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.89 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.5509 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 19.18 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -6.42 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 594,014 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 668,776 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Africa?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Africa was 979 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 979 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 278 No in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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