Number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America
United States of America: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America stood at 89. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America peaked at 89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2000.
That places United States of America 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 | — |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 57 | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87 | +52.6% |
| 2007 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 89 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7 | 40 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87 | 87 | 87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.17 | 87 | 89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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- Red List Index 0.8221 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 13,347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in United States of America was 89 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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