Australia vs South America: Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of
Australia
45.0%
in 2025
South America
17.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
South America rank
19th
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 45.0% against 17.0% in South America, a difference of 28.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.6 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and South America ranks 19th of 139 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 18.7% | 9.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 12.2% | 10.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 16.5% | 27.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of, Australia or South America?
- Australia, at 45.0% against 17.0% in South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of between Australia and South America?
- 28.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of?
- Australia ranks 17th and South America ranks 19th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.