Number of local breeds kept in the country in South America
South America: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 338 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in South America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in South America stood at 338. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in South America peaked at 338 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76, in 2000.
That places South America 23rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | — |
| 2001 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 309 | +239.6% |
| 2007 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 311 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 311 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 311 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 311 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 311 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 312 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 312 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 313 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 321 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 323 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 337 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 337 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 338 | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of local breeds kept in the country in South America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +239.6% | 91 | 309 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 173.1 | 76 | 309 | 10 |
| 2010s | 310.6 | 309 | 312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 328.17 | 313 | 338 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 20 Australia 108 compare
- 21 Pakistan 105 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 96 compare
- 22 United States 96 compare
- 24 Ethiopia 93 compare
- 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 91 compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 26 South Korea 86 compare
More development goals data for South America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,476 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 817.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 290 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 283 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 138 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 224 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 329 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 7.73 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,822 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 2,839 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in South America?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in South America was 338 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 338 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2000.
- How does South America rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- South America ranks 23rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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