2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value was 580 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 580 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 580 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 101 No, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th of 32 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.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101 No | — |
| 2001 | 105 No | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 113 No | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 116 No | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 121 No | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 126 No | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 531 No | +321.4% |
| 2007 | 531 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 531 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 531 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 531 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 531 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 531 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 533 No | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 533 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 533 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 533 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 533 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 534 No | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 534 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 541 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 549 No | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 552 No | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 574 No | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 577 No | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 580 No | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +321.4% | 126 No | 531 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 280.6 No | 101 No | 531 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 532.6 No | 531 No | 534 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 562.17 No | 541 No | 580 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 13 Ukraine 132 No compare
- 13 Polynesia 21 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 20 No compare
- 14 Romania 113 No compare
- 15 Australia 108 No compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16 No compare
- 16 Pakistan 105 No compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 9 No compare
- 17 Bulgaria 96 No compare
- 17 Micronesia 8 No compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 No compare
- 18 Ethiopia 93 No compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 91 No compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.86 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 13.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.62 % change on previous year (2027)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 32.96 Percentage of GDP (2028)
- 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value 348 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status — Value 182 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) — Value 340 No (2025)
- Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 21.66 (2027)
- 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value 569 No (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Latin America and the Caribbean was 580 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 580 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 101 No in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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