Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in India
India: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 13.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in India, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 13.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in India peaked at 67.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places India 107th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -70.1% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 14.0% | — |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +107.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 13.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +107.7% | 13.0% | 27.0% |
| 2004 | -100.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 0.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in India?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in India was 13.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does India rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- India ranks 107th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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