2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 216 No in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 No in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 10 No, and the mean is 19.98 No.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 49 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 61 No | 2025 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 93 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Melanesia | 35 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | France | 85 No | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 29 No | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 81 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 81 No | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26 No | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 75 No | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 62 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Polynesia | 21 No | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 58 No | 2025 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18 No | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 57 No | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 52 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 13 No | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 50 No | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Micronesia | 8 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 48 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 48 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7 No | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 47 No | 2025 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 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 |
| 24 | Caribbean | 124 No | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11 No | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3,606 No
- Asia 1,402 No
- Northern America and Europe 886 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 663 No
- Europe 822 No
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 242 No
- Africa 779 No
- Middle Africa 128 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 674 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 658 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 605 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 546 No
- Americas 516 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 452 No
- Southern Asia 392 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 372 No
- South-eastern Asia 319 No
- Eastern Asia 286 No
- Eastern Europe 266 No
- Eastern Africa 261 No
- Western Asia 251 No
- Northern Europe 231 No
- South America 224 No
- Western Europe 189 No
- Western Africa 171 No
- Central Asia 154 No
- Southern Europe 136 No
- Northern Africa 121 No
- Central America 104 No
- Southern Africa 98 No
- Oceania 87 No
- Northern America 64 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 64 No
- United States of America 61 No
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