Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Australia
Australia: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Australia stood at 7.
The figure is down 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Australia peaked at 53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Australia ranks 124th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2006 | 47 | +4600.0% |
| 2007 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 40 | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 7 | -82.5% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4 | 45 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.17 | 7 | 53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 124 Bhutan 7 compare
- 124 Comoros 7 compare
- 124 Djibouti 7 compare
- 124 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7 compare
- 124 North Macedonia 7 compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Australia?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Australia was 7 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds with unknown risk status (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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