Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 52.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
52.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 151 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan stood at 52.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan peaked at 52.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 71st of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 30.0% | — |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +73.3% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 52.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 3.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 0.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 6 |
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- 72 Mexico 50.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bhutan was 52.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Bhutan ranks 71st out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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