Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Americas
Americas: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 682 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
682
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
682
in 2025
All-time low
153
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Americas, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Americas recorded 682 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Americas peaked at 682 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 153, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 359.4 | 153 | 636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 635.3 | 634 | 636 | 10 |
| 2020s | 663.5 | 642 | 682 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 ltpureal (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 20.69 billion tonnes (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 19.72 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Americas?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Americas was 682 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 682 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 153 in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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