Proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in Korea
Korea: Proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction was 94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
27th
of 136 countries
All-time high
96
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 94 for proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in Korea peaked at 96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
That places Korea 27th out of 136 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 50 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 33 | — |
| 2006 | 50 | +51.5% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 67 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 75 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 90 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 94 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5 | 0 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7 | 75 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.67 | 85 | 96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More reference data data for Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in Korea?
- Proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction in Korea was 94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction?
- Korea ranks 27th out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of local breeds at risk of extinction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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