Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China

China: Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material was 96 number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
96 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
1st
of 98 countries
All-time high
96 number
in 2025
All-time low
0 number
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China, 2003–2025

0204060801002003201420252003: 0 number2004: 0 number2005: 0 number2006: 60 number2007: 60 number2008: 64 number2009: 64 number2010: 64 number2011: 64 number2012: 64 number2013: 64 number2014: 65 number2015: 65 number2016: 65 number2017: 65 number2018: 65 number2019: 65 number2020: 85 number2021: 85 number2022: 85 number2023: 87 number2024: 95 number2025: 96 number

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

Analysis

China recorded 96 number for local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China peaked at 96 number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2003.

China ranks 1st of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China, 2003 to 2025.
Year number Change
2003 0 number —
2004 0 number —
2005 0 number —
2006 60 number —
2007 60 number +0.0%
2008 64 number +6.7%
2009 64 number +0.0%
2010 64 number +0.0%
2011 64 number +0.0%
2012 64 number +0.0%
2013 64 number +0.0%
2014 65 number +1.6%
2015 65 number +0.0%
2016 65 number +0.0%
2017 65 number +0.0%
2018 65 number +0.0%
2019 65 number +0.0%
2020 85 number +30.8%
2021 85 number +0.0%
2022 85 number +0.0%
2023 87 number +2.4%
2024 95 number +9.2%
2025 96 number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.43 number 0 number 64 number 7
2010s 64.6 number 64 number 65 number 10
2020s 88.83 number 85 number 96 number 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 Spain 52 number compare
  2. 3 India 44 number compare
  3. 4 Portugal 34 number compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China?
Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in China was 96 number in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest local animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 96 number in 2025.
What is the lowest local animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2003.
How does China rank for local animal breeds with conserved genetic material?
China ranks 1st out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
Is local animal breeds with conserved genetic material rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Local 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
98 places, 948 data points, 2000–2025
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Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution.