Brazil vs Portugal: Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction
Brazil
64.0%
in 2025
Portugal
61.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
61st
Portugal rank
63rd
Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 64.0% against 61.0% in Portugal, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 139 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 64.5% | 9.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 61.2% | 15.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 61.7% | 2.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction, Brazil or Portugal?
- Brazil, at 64.0% against 61.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction between Brazil and Portugal?
- 3.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Proportion of local livestock breeds at risk of extinction. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%).