2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 1,411 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia stood at 1,411 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia peaked at 1,411 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 652 No, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 652 No | — |
| 2001 | 655 No | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 676 No | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 694 No | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 702 No | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 714 No | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,173 No | +64.3% |
| 2007 | 1,172 No | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,182 No | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,185 No | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,187 No | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,187 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,187 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,189 No | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,190 No | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,193 No | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,195 No | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,197 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,198 No | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,204 No | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,217 No | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,346 No | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1,349 No | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,352 No | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,382 No | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 1,411 No | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 880.5 No | 652 No | 1,185 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,193 No | 1,187 No | 1,204 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,343 No | 1,217 No | 1,411 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
- 1 China, mainland 849 No compare
- 2 Germany 498 No compare
- 3 India 297 No compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 263 No compare
- 5 France 247 No compare
- 5 Türkiye 82 No compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 68 No compare
- 6 Italy 229 No compare
- 7 Spain 201 No compare
- 7 Viet Nam 66 No compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
- 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value 231 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status — Value 152 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) — Value 229 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value 605 No (2025)
- 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value 1,447 No (2025)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 18.7 % (2023)
- 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of 32 % (2025)
- 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value 2.6 % (2020)
- 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 8,596 No (2025)
- 15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International 10 No (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia was 1,411 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 Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,411 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 652 No in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 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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