Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South America
South America: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 46.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South America, 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 South America is 46.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South America peaked at 46.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2014.
South America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 34.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 30.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 35.0% | 46.0% | 6 |
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 9.9% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 83.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 4,428 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.62 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South America?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in South America was 46.0% 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2014.
- How does South America rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- South America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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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