Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China

China: Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material was 3 number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 102 countries
All-time high
3 number
in 2020
All-time low
1 number
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China, 2006–2025

11.522.532006201520252006: 1 number2007: 1 number2008: 1 number2009: 1 number2010: 1 number2011: 1 number2012: 2 number2013: 2 number2014: 2 number2015: 2 number2016: 2 number2017: 2 number2018: 2 number2019: 2 number2020: 3 number2021: 3 number2022: 3 number2023: 3 number2024: 3 number2025: 3 number

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.

Analysis

China recorded 3 number for transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China peaked at 3 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 number, in 2006.

That places China 17th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China, year by year

Annual values for Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China, 2006 to 2025.
Year number Change
2006 1 number
2007 1 number +0.0%
2008 1 number +0.0%
2009 1 number +0.0%
2010 1 number +0.0%
2011 1 number +0.0%
2012 2 number +100.0%
2013 2 number +0.0%
2014 2 number +0.0%
2015 2 number +0.0%
2016 2 number +0.0%
2017 2 number +0.0%
2018 2 number +0.0%
2019 2 number +0.0%
2020 3 number +50.0%
2021 3 number +0.0%
2022 3 number +0.0%
2023 3 number +0.0%
2024 3 number +0.0%
2025 3 number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 number 1 number 1 number 4
2010s 1.8 number 1 number 2 number 10
2020s 3 number 3 number 3 number 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 15 Bhutan 4 number compare
  2. 15 Mozambique 4 number compare
  3. 17 Brazil 3 number compare
  4. 17 Mexico 3 number compare
  5. 17 Mongolia 3 number compare
  6. 17 Morocco 3 number compare
  7. 17 Romania 3 number compare
  8. 17 Switzerland 3 number compare

See the full ranking of 102 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China?
Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China was 3 number in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 3 number in 2020.
What is the lowest transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 1 number in 2006.
How does China rank for transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material?
China ranks 17th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
Is transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Transboundary animal breeds with conserved genetic material
Unit
number
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
102 places, 865 data points, 2000–2025
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Number of transboundary breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution.