Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Korea
Korea: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 94.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Korea recorded 94.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Korea peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Korea ranks 28th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 33.0% | — |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +51.5% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 94.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Korea's 94.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.0%, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -100.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 2006 | +51.5% | 33.0% | 50.0% |
| 2001 | -33.3% | 75.0% | 50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 75.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 85.0% | 96.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 27 Czechia 95.0% compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 94.0% compare
- 30 Montenegro 92.0% compare
- 30 Serbia 92.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Korea?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Korea was 94.0% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Korea ranks 28th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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