Number of local breeds kept in the country in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 580 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 580, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 580 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 101, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101 | — |
| 2001 | 105 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 113 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 116 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 121 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 126 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 531 | +321.4% |
| 2007 | 531 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 531 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 531 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 531 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 531 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 531 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 533 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 533 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 533 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 533 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 533 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 534 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 534 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 541 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 549 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 552 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 574 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 577 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 580 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 280.6 | 101 | 531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 532.6 | 531 | 534 | 10 |
| 2020s | 562.17 | 541 | 580 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Latin America and the Caribbean was 580 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 580 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 101 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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