Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 31.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia peaked at 48.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2005.
Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -41.7% | 48.0% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 20.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 25.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 28.0% | 48.0% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 4.8% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 10.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 20.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 25.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 11.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,358 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Eastern Asia was 31.0% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2005.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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