2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 143 No in 2025. ◆ Volatile
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia and New Zealand stood at 143 No. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 143 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17 No, in 2003.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 No | — |
| 2001 | 21 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 No | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 17 No | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 18 No | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 17 No | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 70 No | +311.8% |
| 2007 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69 No | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 69 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79 No | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 98 No | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 122 No | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 143 No | +17.2% |
| 2025 | 143 No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4 No | 17 No | 70 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4 No | 69 No | 70 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 109 No | 69 No | 143 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 8 Indonesia 171 No compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 49 No compare
- 9 Hungary 153 No compare
- 9 Melanesia 35 No compare
- 10 Russian Federation 150 No compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26 No compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 No compare
- 12 Poland 125 No compare
- 13 Pakistan 104 No compare
- 13 Polynesia 21 No compare
- 14 Ethiopia 93 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 17 No compare
- 14 Romania 93 No compare
More economy & growth data for Australia and New Zealand
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 26.13 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.44 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.42 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.09 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 65,559 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 54,411 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 116.66 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 453,936 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia and New Zealand?
- 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia and New Zealand was 143 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 143 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 No in 2003.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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