2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value by country

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Countries reporting
172
Highest
216 No
China, mainland
Lowest
0 No
Thailand
Median
9 No
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,575

What the numbers show

2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 216 No in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 No in Thailand.

The median across all reporting countries is 9 No, and the mean is 19.34 No.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 2,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).

2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, mainland 216 No 2025 down 56.1% falling
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 171 No 2025 unchanged volatile
3 Indonesia 153 No 2025 up 66.3% volatile
4 India 141 No 2025 up 23.7% volatile
5 Pakistan 104 No 2025 up 48.6% rising
6 Romania 93 No 2025 unchanged rising
7 France 85 No 2025 down 27.4% volatile
8 Ethiopia 81 No 2025 up 50.0% volatile
8 Russian Federation 81 No 2025 down 31.4% rising
10 Kazakhstan 75 No 2025 up 74.4% rising
11 Egypt 62 No 2025 unchanged rising
12 Belgium 58 No 2025 up 176.2% volatile
13 Mali 57 No 2025 up 9.6% rising
14 Azerbaijan 52 No 2025 up 100.0% volatile
15 Spain 50 No 2025 down 5.7% volatile
16 Bangladesh 48 No 2025 unchanged rising
16 Japan 48 No 2025 up 50.0% rising
18 Chile 47 No 2025 up 11.9% volatile
19 Cuba 44 No 2025 unchanged rising
20 Albania 43 No 2025 up 26.5% rising
20 Hungary 43 No 2025 down 42.7% volatile
22 South Africa 40 No 2025 down 7.0% volatile
23 Mexico 38 No 2025 up 46.2% volatile
23 Philippines 38 No 2025 down 13.6% rising
25 Afghanistan 37 No 2025 unchanged flat
26 Brazil 36 No 2025 down 25.0% rising
26 Georgia 36 No 2025 up 111.8% volatile
28 Chad 35 No 2025 unchanged rising
29 Ireland 33 No 2025 up 65.0% volatile
29 Nepal 33 No 2025 unchanged rising
31 Germany 30 No 2025 up 42.9% volatile
31 Kenya 30 No 2025 up 57.9% rising
33 Kyrgyzstan 26 No 2025 unchanged volatile
34 Burkina Faso 23 No 2025 up 9.5% rising
34 Jordan 23 No 2025 up 4.5% volatile
34 Namibia 23 No 2025 up 2,200.0% volatile
34 Tajikistan 23 No 2025 up 15.0% rising
34 Australia and New Zealand 23 No 2025 down 63.5% volatile
39 Iraq 22 No 2025 up 69.2% rising
40 Cameroon 21 No 2025 unchanged rising
40 Guatemala 21 No 2025 up 5.0% volatile
40 Honduras 21 No 2025 unchanged volatile
40 Peru 21 No 2025 up 23.5% rising
44 Algeria 20 No 2025 up 11.1% rising
44 Ecuador 20 No 2025 down 20.0% rising
44 Uzbekistan 20 No 2025 down 4.8% rising
47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 No 2025 unchanged volatile
47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 No 2025 unchanged volatile
47 Myanmar 19 No 2025 unchanged rising
47 Nigeria 19 No 2025 up 18.8% volatile
51 Angola 18 No 2025 unchanged rising
51 Ghana 18 No 2025 down 5.3% rising
51 Somalia 18 No 2025 unchanged volatile
51 Republic of Korea 18 No 2025 down 21.7% volatile
55 Madagascar 17 No 2025 unchanged rising
55 Sudan 17 No 2025 down 64.6% falling
57 Cambodia 16 No 2025 unchanged rising
57 Malawi 16 No 2025 up 45.5% volatile
57 Malaysia 16 No 2025 up 45.5% volatile
57 New Zealand 16 No 2025 unchanged rising
57 Poland 16 No 2025 unchanged volatile
57 Yemen 16 No 2025 down 50.0% rising
63 United Arab Emirates 15 No 2025 volatile
63 Belarus 15 No 2025 unchanged rising
63 Eswatini 15 No 2025 unchanged rising
63 Zambia 15 No 2025 unchanged volatile
67 Uganda 14 No 2025 up 133.3% volatile
68 Armenia 13 No 2025 unchanged rising
68 Cyprus 13 No 2025 up 18.2% volatile
68 Saint Lucia 13 No 2025 up 85.7% rising
68 Suriname 13 No 2025 unchanged flat
72 Fiji 12 No 2025 unchanged rising
73 Botswana 11 No 2025 up 120.0% volatile
73 Gabon 11 No 2025 up 22.2% rising
73 Guyana 11 No 2025 unchanged flat
73 Sri Lanka 11 No 2025 up 22.2% rising
73 Mozambique 11 No 2025 up 10.0% rising
73 Niger 11 No 2025 down 31.2% volatile
79 Benin 10 No 2025 unchanged rising
79 Estonia 10 No 2025 up 400.0% volatile
79 Libya 10 No 2025 up 400.0% volatile
79 Morocco 10 No 2025 down 67.7% volatile
79 Oman 10 No 2025 down 41.2% falling
79 Turkmenistan 10 No 2025 unchanged rising
79 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10 No 2025 up 233.3% volatile
86 Central African Republic 9 No 2025 unchanged flat
86 Haiti 9 No 2025 unchanged flat
86 Lesotho 9 No 2025 down 10.0% volatile
86 Nicaragua 9 No 2023 unchanged rising
86 Papua New Guinea 9 No 2025 unchanged rising
86 Saudi Arabia 9 No 2025 unchanged flat
86 Senegal 9 No 2025 up 28.6% volatile
93 Argentina 8 No 2025 down 55.6% volatile
93 Antigua and Barbuda 8 No 2025 unchanged rising
93 Jamaica 8 No 2025 unchanged rising
93 Solomon Islands 8 No 2025 unchanged volatile
93 El Salvador 8 No 2025 unchanged volatile
93 Serbia 8 No 2025 up 33.3% volatile
93 Cook Islands 8 No 2025 unchanged rising
100 Australia 7 No 2025 down 85.1% volatile
100 Bhutan 7 No 2025 up 250.0% volatile
100 Comoros 7 No 2025 unchanged rising
100 Djibouti 7 No 2025 down 22.2% rising
100 North Macedonia 7 No 2025 unchanged volatile
105 Barbados 6 No 2025 unchanged flat
105 Eritrea 6 No 2025 unchanged rising
105 Lithuania 6 No 2025 down 64.7% volatile
105 Mauritius 6 No 2025 up 50.0% volatile
105 Rwanda 6 No 2025 down 33.3% falling
105 Sao Tome and Principe 6 No 2025 unchanged flat
105 Togo 6 No 2025 unchanged rising
105 Vanuatu 6 No 2025 unchanged volatile
113 Dominican Republic 5 No 2025 down 16.7% volatile
113 Guam 5 No 2025 unchanged rising
113 Luxembourg 5 No 2025 volatile
113 Tonga 5 No 2025 up 66.7% volatile
113 Trinidad and Tobago 5 No 2025 unchanged flat
118 Burundi 4 No 2025 up 33.3% rising
118 Colombia 4 No 2025 down 84.0% volatile
118 Guinea-Bissau 4 No 2025 unchanged rising
118 Greece 4 No 2025 down 33.3% rising
118 Iceland 4 No 2025 volatile
118 Maldives 4 No 2025 unchanged rising
118 Slovakia 4 No 2025 up 300.0% volatile
118 Uruguay 4 No 2025 down 60.0% volatile
118 Zimbabwe 4 No 2025 unchanged rising
127 Congo 3 No 2025 unchanged flat
127 Costa Rica 3 No 2025 unchanged flat
127 Dominica 3 No 2025 unchanged flat
127 Denmark 3 No 2025 down 76.9% volatile
127 Israel 3 No 2025 unchanged flat
127 Mongolia 3 No 2025 down 93.0% volatile
127 Mauritania 3 No 2025 down 50.0% rising
127 Paraguay 3 No 2025 up 50.0% volatile
127 Sweden 3 No 2025 up 50.0% volatile
127 Tuvalu 3 No 2025 unchanged volatile
127 Samoa 3 No 2025 unchanged flat
127 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3 No 2025 unchanged rising
139 Belize 2 No 2025 up 100.0% rising
139 Bermuda 2 No 2025 unchanged rising
139 Kiribati 2 No 2025 unchanged flat
139 Malta 2 No 2025 unchanged rising
139 Panama 2 No 2025 down 71.4% volatile
139 Tunisia 2 No 2025 up 100.0% volatile
139 Niue 2 No 2025 unchanged volatile
146 Bahrain 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 Bahamas 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 Switzerland 1 No 2025 down 50.0% volatile
146 Grenada 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 Greenland 1 No 2025 unchanged rising
146 Croatia 1 No 2025 down 91.7% volatile
146 Lebanon 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 Montenegro 1 No 2025 down 50.0% volatile
146 Northern Mariana Islands 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 Norway 1 No 2025 unchanged volatile
146 Slovenia 1 No 2025 down 50.0% volatile
146 Seychelles 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 Ukraine 1 No 2025 down 90.9% volatile
146 British Virgin Islands 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 United States Virgin Islands 1 No 2025 unchanged flat
146 French Guiana 1 No 2025 unchanged rising
162 Austria 0 No 2025 volatile
162 Bulgaria 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Canada 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Czechia 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Finland 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Faroe Islands 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Guinea 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Italy 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Latvia 0 No 2025 volatile
162 Portugal 0 No 2025 down 100.0% volatile
162 Thailand 0 No 2025 volatile

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2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value
Unit
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Coverage
224 places, 5,575 data points, 2000–2025
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