Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Jamaica stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Jamaica peaked at 8 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places Jamaica 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5, 41% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 146 Burundi 8 compare
- 146 Cook Islands 8 compare
- 146 El Salvador 8 compare
- 146 Mauritania 8 compare
- 146 Micronesia 8 compare
- 146 Paraguay 8 compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 8 compare
- 146 Syrian Arab Republic 8 compare
- 146 Syria 8 compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 535 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 444 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Jamaica?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Jamaica was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Jamaica ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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