Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 28.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 28.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Northern Africa peaked at 28.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +80.0% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +44.4% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 4.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 10.0% | 26.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 24 Denmark 96.0% compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 96.0% compare
- 24 New Zealand 96.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Northern Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 18.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.5% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 80.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.1% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 3,372 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 18.54 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Northern Africa?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Northern Africa was 28.0% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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