Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in World
World: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 62.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in World, 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 World is 62.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in World peaked at 71.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
That places World 11th 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 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 60.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 63.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 61.8% | 69.8% | 6 |
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in World?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in World was 62.6% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- World ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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