2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 1,030 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,030 No
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,030 No
in 2025
All-time low
504 No
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025

02505007501.0k2000201220252000: 504 No2001: 506 No2002: 515 No2003: 531 No2004: 537 No2005: 547 No2006: 831 No2007: 831 No2008: 841 No2009: 844 No2010: 846 No2011: 846 No2012: 846 No2013: 848 No2014: 848 No2015: 848 No2016: 849 No2017: 851 No2018: 852 No2019: 853 No2020: 862 No2021: 990 No2022: 990 No2023: 990 No2024: 1.0k No2025: 1.0k No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 1,030 No for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Eastern Asia peaked at 1,030 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 504 No, in 2000.

That places Eastern Asia 5th 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 Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2025.
Year No Change
2000 504 No
2001 506 No +0.4%
2002 515 No +1.8%
2003 531 No +3.1%
2004 537 No +1.1%
2005 547 No +1.9%
2006 831 No +51.9%
2007 831 No +0.0%
2008 841 No +1.2%
2009 844 No +0.4%
2010 846 No +0.2%
2011 846 No +0.0%
2012 846 No +0.0%
2013 848 No +0.2%
2014 848 No +0.0%
2015 848 No +0.0%
2016 849 No +0.1%
2017 851 No +0.2%
2018 852 No +0.1%
2019 853 No +0.1%
2020 862 No +1.1%
2021 990 No +14.8%
2022 990 No +0.0%
2023 990 No +0.0%
2024 1,020 No +3.0%
2025 1,030 No +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 648.7 No 504 No 844 No 10
2010s 848.7 No 846 No 853 No 10
2020s 980.33 No 862 No 1,030 No 6

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 2 Germany 498 No compare
  2. 3 India 297 No compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 263 No compare
  4. 5 France 247 No compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 82 No compare
  6. 6 Italy 229 No compare
  7. 7 Spain 201 No compare
  8. 7 Viet Nam 66 No compare
  9. 8 Indonesia 171 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Eastern Asia?
2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Eastern Asia was 1,030 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?
The highest recorded value was 1,030 No in 2025.
What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 504 No in 2000.
How does Eastern Asia rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
Eastern Asia ranks 5th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,575 data points, 2000–2025
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