Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of local breeds with unknown risk status was 452 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 452 for number of local breeds with unknown risk status in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 482 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | +95.2% |
| 2003 | 60 | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 72 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 470 | +543.8% |
| 2007 | 469 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 464 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 479 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 468 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 470 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 478 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 479 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 482 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 476 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 475 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 459 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 427 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 429 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 436 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 440 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 442 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 448 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 449 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 452 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216.3 | 14 | 479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 464.3 | 427 | 482 | 10 |
| 2020s | 444.5 | 436 | 452 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 9 Ethiopia 81 compare
- 9 Russian Federation 81 compare
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- 13 Egypt 62 compare
- 14 Viet Nam 61 compare
- 14 United States of America 61 compare
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More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status in Latin America and the Caribbean was 452 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 482 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of local breeds with unknown risk status?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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