Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Portugal
Portugal: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Portugal is 54, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Portugal peaked at 54 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 29th of 173 countries on this measure, 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) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49 | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 54 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2 | 28 | 49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49 | 49 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.67 | 49 | 54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 26 Brazil 58 compare
- 27 Mali 57 compare
- 28 South Africa 56 compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 54 compare
- 29 Philippines 54 compare
- 32 Denmark 52 compare
More development goals data for Portugal
- Red List Index 0.879 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.365 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,945 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 54 (2025)
- Infant deaths 231 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 146 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Portugal?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Portugal was 54 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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