Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 56.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
56.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 151 countries
All-time high
75.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sri Lanka is 56.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sri Lanka peaked at 75.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 36.0% | — |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +67.5% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -16.4% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 56.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 36.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 56.0% | 67.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 72 Indonesia 50.0% compare
- 72 Mexico 50.0% compare
- 72 Myanmar 50.0% compare
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- 72 Papua New Guinea 50.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 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 Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Sri Lanka was 56.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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