Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Republic of Korea
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Republic of Korea stood at 94.0%.
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 Republic of Korea peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Republic of 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 Republic of 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea
- 27 Czechia 95.0% compare
- 28 South Korea 94.0% compare
- 30 Montenegro 92.0% compare
- 30 Serbia 92.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Republic of Korea
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 1.8% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 5.5% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.25 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Republic of Korea?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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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