Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia
Australia: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 108 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia, 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 is 108, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia peaked at 108 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2000.
Australia ranks 15th of 174 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85 | +347.4% |
| 2007 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 108 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 108 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2 | 16 | 85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85 | 85 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102 | 85 | 108 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Australia was 108 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?
- The highest recorded value was 108 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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