Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 182 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand is 182, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 182 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 103 | +267.9% |
| 2007 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 113 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 134 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 159 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 182 | +14.5% |
| 2025 | 182 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8 | 25 | 103 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103 | 103 | 103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.5 | 103 | 182 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 852 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia and New Zealand was 182 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 182 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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