Number of local breeds kept in the country in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 8 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Jamaica peaked at 8 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Jamaica ranks 148th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.5, 39% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 148 Burundi 8 compare
- 148 Cook Islands 8 compare
- 148 El Salvador 8 compare
- 148 Mauritania 8 compare
- 148 Mauritius 8 compare
- 148 Micronesia 8 compare
- 148 Paraguay 8 compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 8 compare
- 148 Tunisia 8 compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 535 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 444 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Jamaica?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Jamaica was 8 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Jamaica ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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