Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 96.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand stood at 96.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 24th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.0%, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in New Zealand was 96.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- New Zealand ranks 24th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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