2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 525 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa is 525 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 525 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 149 No, in 2000.
That places Western Asia and Northern Africa 17th 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.
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 149 No | — |
| 2001 | 151 No | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 151 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 156 No | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 158 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 160 No | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 426 No | +166.2% |
| 2007 | 426 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 436 No | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 436 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 436 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 436 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 437 No | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 438 No | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 438 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 438 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 438 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 439 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 439 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 440 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 448 No | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 464 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 492 No | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 514 No | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 520 No | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 525 No | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Western Asia and Northern 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 | +166.2% | 160 No | 426 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 264.9 No | 149 No | 436 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 437.9 No | 436 No | 440 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 493.83 No | 448 No | 525 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 14 Ethiopia 93 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 17 No compare
- 14 Romania 93 No compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16 No compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 No compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 8 No compare
- 16 Micronesia 8 No compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 86 No compare
- 18 Bulgaria 84 No compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 No compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 75 No compare
- 20 Australia 74 No compare
More economy & growth data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value 156 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status — Value 105 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) — Value 148 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value 372 No (2025)
- 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value 576 No (2025)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 30.2 % (2023)
- 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of 24.84 % (2025)
- 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value 11.5 % (2025)
- 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 10,616 No (2025)
- 15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International 21 No (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 525 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 525 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 No in 2000.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern 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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