Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 78.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 151 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2018
All-time low
50.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 78.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Uruguay peaked at 86.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 55th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 78.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 78.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 50.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 50.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 75.0% | 86.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 53 Bulgaria 79.0% compare
- 53 Finland 79.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 78.0% compare
- 55 Ukraine 78.0% compare
- 58 Japan 75.0% compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 75.0% compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 75.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 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 Uruguay?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Uruguay was 78.0% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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