Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 50.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
50.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 151 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico is 50.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 72nd out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -33.0% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 50.0% | — |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 50.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 50.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 50.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 69 Sri Lanka 56.0% compare
- 70 Hungary 55.0% compare
- 71 Bhutan 52.0% compare
- 72 Argentina 50.0% compare
- 72 Faroe Islands 50.0% compare
- 72 Iceland 50.0% compare
- 72 Indonesia 50.0% compare
- 72 Myanmar 50.0% compare
- 72 North Macedonia 50.0% compare
- 72 Papua New Guinea 50.0% compare
- 72 State of Palestine 50.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Mexico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.52 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2256 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Mexico was 50.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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