Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Australia
Australia: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Australia is 74, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Australia peaked at 74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2003.
That places Australia 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63 | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 74 | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 3.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16, 4.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2 | 9 | 54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4 | 53 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.67 | 53 | 74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Türkiye 82 compare
- 24 Turkey 82 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 75 compare
- 28 Belgium 69 compare
- 28 New Zealand 69 compare
- 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 68 compare
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 kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Australia?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Australia was 74 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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