2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value in South America
South America: 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value was 290 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value in South America, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
South America recorded 290 No for 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in South America peaked at 290 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57 No, in 2000.
That places South America 13th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value in South America, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57 No | — |
| 2001 | 57 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67 No | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 72 No | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 73 No | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 280 No | +283.6% |
| 2007 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 280 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 282 No | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 285 No | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 285 No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 290 No | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 290 No | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 290 No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.3 No | 57 No | 280 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 280 No | 280 No | 280 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 287 No | 282 No | 290 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Russian Federation 118 No compare
- 10 Uruguay 118 No compare
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- 11 Viet Nam 34 No compare
- 12 Botswana 109 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33 No compare
- 13 Brazil 105 No compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 29 No compare
- 13 South Africa 105 No compare
- 14 Türkiye 24 No compare
- 15 Slovakia 95 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 22 No compare
- 16 Chile 91 No compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 11 No compare
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 682,399 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in South America?
- 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in South America was 290 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 290 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 No in 2000.
- How does South America rank for 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value?
- South America ranks 13th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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