Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Bhutan
52.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
56.0%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
69th
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction over time
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 56.0% against 52.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bhutan ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 151 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 14.2% | 5.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 39.2% | 5.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 59.7% | 7.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 56.0% against 52.0% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction between Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 4.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Bhutan ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.