Number of local breeds (not extinct) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 69 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 69 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 331.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in New Zealand peaked at 69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 21st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 69 | +43.8% |
| 2025 | 69 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2 | 8 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.33 | 16 | 69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.6329 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in New Zealand?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in New Zealand was 69 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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