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 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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
- Viet Nam 61 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 658 No
- Melanesia 35 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 605 No
- Türkiye 29 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 546 No
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27 No
- Americas 516 No
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 452 No
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 No
- Southern Asia 392 No
- Polynesia 21 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 372 No
- United Republic of Tanzania 18 No
- South-Eastern Asia 319 No
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 16 No
- Eastern Asia 286 No
- Republic of Moldova 13 No
- Eastern Europe 266 No
- Micronesia 8 No
- Syrian Arab Republic 8 No
- Eastern Africa 261 No
- Western Asia 251 No
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7 No
- Northern Europe 231 No
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 No
- South America 224 No
- Western Europe 189 No
- Western Africa 171 No
- Central Asia 154 No
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