Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
112th
of 151 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ghana is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ghana peaked at 50.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Ghana 112th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +85.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 110 Ethiopia 8.0% compare
- 111 Yemen 6.0% compare
- 112 Armenia 0.0%
- 112 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 112 Benin 0.0%
- 112 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0% compare
- 112 Burundi 0.0%
- 112 Cameroon 0.0% compare
- 112 Chad 0.0% compare
- 112 Comoros 0.0%
- 112 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 112 Dominican Republic 0.0% compare
- 112 El Salvador 0.0%
- 112 Fiji 0.0%
- 112 Georgia 0.0%
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 112 Honduras 0.0%
- 112 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 112 Jordan 0.0%
- 112 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 112 Kenya 0.0%
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 112 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 112 Libya 0.0%
- 112 Malawi 0.0%
- 112 Mali 0.0% compare
- 112 Mauritania 0.0%
- 112 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 112 Oman 0.0%
- 112 Pakistan 0.0% compare
- 112 Qatar 0.0%
- 112 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0% compare
- 112 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 112 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 112 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 112 Uganda 0.0%
- 112 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 112 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 112 Zambia 0.0%
- 112 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 112 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ghana?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Ghana was 0.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Ghana ranks 112th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ghana 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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