2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction — Value is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0 % in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 15 %, and the mean is 23.54 %.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 354.5%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (down 100.0%).
2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 % | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 % | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 % | 2013 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 % | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100 % | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14 % | 2025 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 7 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 67 % | 2025 | — | falling |
| 5 | Sweden | 67 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 % | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Belgium | 63 % | 2025 | up 133.3% | flat |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 60 % | 2025 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 50 % | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 50 % | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | New Zealand | 48 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 47 % | 2025 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 46 % | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 45 % | 2025 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 45 % | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 43 % | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 41 % | 2025 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 18 | Malaysia | 40 % | 2025 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Bhutan | 38 % | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 38 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 37 % | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | 35 % | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 23 | France | 31 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 29 % | 2025 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 29 % | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 29 % | 2025 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 29 % | 2025 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 28 % | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 25 % | 2025 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 % | 2011 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 23 % | 2025 | up 91.7% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 20 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Gabon | 20 % | 2025 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 19 % | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 19 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 19 % | 2025 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 19 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 18 % | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 17 % | 2025 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Norway | 17 % | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 16 % | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 41 | Serbia | 15 % | 2025 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 14 % | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Finland | 14 % | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Indonesia | 14 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 12 % | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 11 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 10 % | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | India | 9 % | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 9 % | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 9 % | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Spain | 8 % | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 7 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Morocco | 7 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | 7 % | 2025 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 7 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Senegal | 7 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 3 % | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 57 | China, mainland | 3 % | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Albania | 0 % | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 0 % | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Botswana | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Chile | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 0 % | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Japan | 0 % | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 0 % | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0 % | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Chad | 0 % | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 0 % | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 0 % | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern America and Europe 53 %
- Europe 51 %
- Asia 17.42 %
- World 49 %
- Western Europe 48 %
- Northern America 44 %
- Northern Europe 44 %
- Central America 41 %
- Eastern Europe 40 %
- Americas 36.84 %
- United States of America 36 %
- Southern Europe 31 %
- Central Asia 27 %
- Southern Africa 19 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 18.7 %
- Southern Asia 18 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17.72 %
- Africa 17.52 %
- South America 17 %
- Eastern Africa 16.67 %
- Eastern Asia 16 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 15 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 13 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.58 %
- South-Eastern Asia 11.11 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 5 %
- Northern Africa 4 %
- Western Asia 4 %
- Western Africa 3.57 %
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