Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America
Central America: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 115 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America stood at 115. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America peaked at 115 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2000.
That places Central America 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 101 | +573.3% |
| 2007 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 102 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 110 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 115 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2 | 9 | 101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101 | 101 | 101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107 | 101 | 115 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More development goals data for Central America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.3 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,656 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 117 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.91 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,588 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Central America was 115 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 115 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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