Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
100.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
0.0%
United Republic of Tanzania
Median
16.5%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,169
What the numbers show
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0.0% in United Republic of Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.5%, and the mean is 24.3%.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 354.5%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2013 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Laos | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Djibouti | 67.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 7 | Sweden | 67.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 63.0% | 2025 | up 133.3% | flat |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 60.0% | 2025 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 50.0% | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 50.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | New Zealand | 48.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 47.0% | 2025 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 46.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 46.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 45.0% | 2025 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 45.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 43.0% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 20 | Canada | 41.0% | 2025 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 21 | Malaysia | 40.0% | 2025 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Bhutan | 38.0% | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 38.0% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 37.0% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 25 | United States | 36.0% | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 35.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 27 | France | 31.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 29.0% | 2025 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 29.0% | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 28 | South Korea | 29.0% | 2025 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 29.0% | 2025 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 29.0% | 2025 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 28.0% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 25.0% | 2025 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 23.0% | 2025 | up 91.7% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 20.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 20.0% | 2025 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 19.0% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 19.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 19.0% | 2025 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 19.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Russia | 18.0% | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 18.0% | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 17.0% | 2025 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 17.0% | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 16.0% | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 47 | Serbia | 15.0% | 2025 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 14.0% | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Finland | 14.0% | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 14.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.0% | 2025 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 12.0% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 53 | Slovenia | 11.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 10.0% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 55 | India | 9.0% | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 9.0% | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 9.0% | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 8.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Argentina | 7.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 7.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Namibia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Rwanda | 7.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Senegal | 7.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Turkey | 7.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Türkiye | 7.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China | 3.0% | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Mexico | 3.0% | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Japan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Chad | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 68 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe and Northern America 53.0%
- Europe 51.0%
- World 49.0%
- Western Europe 48.0%
- Northern America 44.0%
- Northern Europe 44.0%
- Central America 41.0%
- Eastern Europe 40.0%
- Americas 36.8%
- United States of America 36.0%
- Southern Europe 31.0%
- Central Asia 27.0%
- Southern Africa 19.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 18.7%
- Southern Asia 18.0%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17.7%
- Africa 17.5%
- Asia 17.4%
- South America 17.0%
- Eastern Africa 16.7%
- Eastern Asia 16.0%
- Central and Southern Asia 15.0%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 13.0%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 11.6%
- South-Eastern Asia 11.1%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 5.0%
- Northern Africa 4.0%
- Western Asia 4.0%
- Western Africa 3.6%