2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia

Australia: 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value was 74 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
74 No
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 174 countries
All-time high
74 No
in 2022
All-time low
9 No
in 2003
Years of data
26
2000–2025

2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 13 No2001: 13 No2002: 12 No2003: 9 No2004: 10 No2005: 9 No2006: 54 No2007: 54 No2008: 54 No2009: 54 No2010: 54 No2011: 54 No2012: 54 No2013: 54 No2014: 53 No2015: 53 No2016: 53 No2017: 53 No2018: 53 No2019: 53 No2020: 53 No2021: 63 No2022: 74 No2023: 74 No2024: 74 No2025: 74 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

Australia recorded 74 No for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia peaked at 74 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 No, in 2003.

Australia ranks 20th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia, year by year

Annual values for 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value in Australia, 2000 to 2025.
Year No Change
2000 13 No
2001 13 No +0.0%
2002 12 No -7.7%
2003 9 No -25.0%
2004 10 No +11.1%
2005 9 No -10.0%
2006 54 No +500.0%
2007 54 No +0.0%
2008 54 No +0.0%
2009 54 No +0.0%
2010 54 No +0.0%
2011 54 No +0.0%
2012 54 No +0.0%
2013 54 No +0.0%
2014 53 No -1.9%
2015 53 No +0.0%
2016 53 No +0.0%
2017 53 No +0.0%
2018 53 No +0.0%
2019 53 No +0.0%
2020 53 No +0.0%
2021 63 No +18.9%
2022 74 No +17.5%
2023 74 No +0.0%
2024 74 No +0.0%
2025 74 No +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.2 No 9 No 54 No 10
2010s 53.4 No 53 No 54 No 10
2020s 68.67 No 53 No 74 No 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 17 Republic of Korea 86 No compare
  2. 18 Bulgaria 84 No compare
  3. 19 Kazakhstan 75 No compare
  4. 21 Belgium 69 No compare
  5. 21 New Zealand 69 No compare
  6. 23 Sweden 64 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia?
2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value in Australia was 74 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?
The highest recorded value was 74 No in 2022.
What is the lowest 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9 No in 2003.
How does Australia rank for 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value?
Australia ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is 2.5.2 number of local breeds (not extinct) — value rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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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2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,575 data points, 2000–2025
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