Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South Africa
South Africa: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 81.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South Africa, 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 South Africa stood at 81.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South Africa peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 50th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 81.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 67.0% | 86.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 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 South Africa?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South Africa was 81.0% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- South Africa ranks 50th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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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