Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 100.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 151 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
63.0%
in 2014
Years of data
19
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 100.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 1st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +56.2% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 63.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 64.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Namibia?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Namibia was 100.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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