Korea vs Southern Asia: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Korea
94.0%
in 2025
Southern Asia
20.1%
in 2025
Korea rank
28th
Southern Asia rank
27th
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction over time
- Korea
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 94.0% against 20.1% in Southern Asia, a difference of 73.9%.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.7 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 28th and Southern Asia ranks 27th of 151 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 13.3% | 25.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 17.6% | 70.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 20.0% | 72.7% | Korea |
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, Korea or Southern Asia?
- Korea, at 94.0% against 20.1% in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction between Korea and Southern Asia?
- 73.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Southern Asia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Korea ranks 28th and Southern Asia ranks 27th 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.