2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction — Value is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Belgium; the lowest is 0 % in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.5 %, and the mean is 59.41 %.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 2,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (down 100.0%).
2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 100 % | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 % | 2013 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 1 | Botswana | 100 % | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 % | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Algeria | 100 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 % | 2012 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 % | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100 % | 2017 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 % | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100 % | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 % | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100 % | 2012 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 100 % | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100 % | 2025 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 % | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100 % | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100 % | 2004 | — | rising |
| 1 | Eswatini | 100 % | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 100 % | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100 % | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 75 % | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Polynesia | 40 % | 2010 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 3 | Melanesia | 33 % | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33 % | 2013 | up 312.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 28 % | 2025 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 20 % | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 20 % | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19 % | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 % | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 96 % | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 96 % | 2025 | — | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 96 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Czechia | 95 % | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 94 % | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 92 % | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 92 % | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 91 % | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 91 % | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 90 % | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 89 % | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 89 % | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 89 % | 2012 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 34 | Sweden | 89 % | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 89 % | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 88 % | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 87 % | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 87 % | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 86 % | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 42 | Panama | 86 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Slovakia | 84 % | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 45 | France | 83 % | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 83 % | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 47 | South Africa | 81 % | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 80 % | 2013 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 80 % | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 79 % | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 50 | Finland | 79 % | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 78 % | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 52 | Ukraine | 78 % | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 52 | Uruguay | 78 % | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 75 % | 2017 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 74 % | 2025 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Canada | 71 % | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 58 | Spain | 70 % | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 67 % | 2011 | — | rising |
| 60 | Brazil | 64 % | 2025 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 62 % | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 62 | Portugal | 61 % | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 56 % | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 55 % | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 65 | Bhutan | 52 % | 2025 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 50 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Faroe Islands | 50 % | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 50 % | 2025 | up 257.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Iceland | 50 % | 2025 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 50 % | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 50 % | 2012 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 66 | Myanmar | 50 % | 2006 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 50 % | 2012 | — | rising |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 50 % | 2025 | — | flat |
| 75 | Malaysia | 43 % | 2025 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 76 | Morocco | 42 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 38 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Senegal | 30 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Colombia | 29 % | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 80 | Mongolia | 28 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 25 % | 2022 | down 68.8% | rising |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 % | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Ecuador | 25 % | 2025 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 81 | Togo | 25 % | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | China, mainland | 25 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 86 | Tunisia | 20 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Guinea | 17 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Sudan | 16 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Niger | 15 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 15 % | 2025 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 13 % | 2025 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 91 | India | 13 % | 2025 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Thailand | 13 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 8 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Yemen | 6 % | 2025 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Cameroon | 0 % | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Ghana | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 0 % | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0 % | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Lesotho | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Mali | 0 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Mozambique | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Pakistan | 0 % | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Chad | 0 % | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Europe 89 %
- United States of America 89 %
- Western Europe 88 %
- Europe 83 %
- Northern America and Europe 83 %
- Northern America 82 %
- Asia 23.16 %
- Southern Europe 79 %
- Americas 75.21 %
- Eastern Europe 75 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 19.05 %
- Southern Africa 74 %
- World 62.61 %
- Oceania 60 %
- Central America 56 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 47.17 %
- South America 46 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 45.45 %
- South-Eastern Asia 33.87 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 32 %
- Eastern Asia 31 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 29.46 %
- Africa 28.5 %
- Northern Africa 28 %
- Western Asia 25.49 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 24.84 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23.3 %
- Southern Asia 20.08 %
- Eastern Africa 18.92 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 13.89 %
- Central Asia 0 %
- Western Africa 0 %
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