Indicator 2.5.2 - Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
This indicator presents the percentage of local livestock breeds among local breeds with known risk status classified as being at risk of extinctions at a certain moment in time, as well as the trends for this percentage. The indicator will measure progress towards SDG Target 2.5.
Target 2.5
By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed.
Indicator 2.5.2: Progress Assessment
Impact
Information collected for this indicator is key to safeguard precious animal varieties and support the livelihood of the world's population with sufficient, diverse and nutritious diets long into the future.Key results
The proportion of farmed and domesticated animal breeds at risk of extinction remains worryingly high. Furthermore, the limited availability of data hinders complete understanding of the seriousness of the issue for the majority of breeds.
In
situ, the risk
status of 62 percent of local breeds remains unknown, while 70 percent of local
breeds with a known status are at risk of extinction. Where the reporting
status allows for presenting regional results, the proportion of endangered
local breeds was as high as 82 percent in Northern America and Europe in 2023.
It is therefore critical that countries expend greater efforts to collect the
data needed to accurately infer the risk of extinction.
Elearning
SDG Indicators 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 - Plant and Animal Genetic Resources
01/02/2019
This course has been developed to support countries in the analysis and reporting for SDG Indicators
Multimedia
SDG 2 – Indicators of conservation of genetic resources for food and risk status of livestock
01/01/2019
An overview of SDG indicators 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, measuring conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture and risk status...
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators (2022)
01/09/2022
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators offers detailed analyses and trends on selected indicators for which...
Methodology
Tier: II
Data
- SDG Indicators Global Database
- DAD-IS | Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
- FAOSTAT - SDG Indicators
Data collection
Related publications
- The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- The Second Global Assessment of Animal Genetic Resources