Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay

Uruguay: Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material was 2 number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 98 countries
All-time high
2 number
in 2024
All-time low
1 number
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025

Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay, 2020–2025

00.511.522020202220252020: 1 number2021: 1 number2022: 1 number2023: 1 number2024: 2 number2025: 2 number

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay is 2 number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.

Uruguay ranks 25th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay, 2020 to 2025.
Year number Change
2020 1 number —
2021 1 number +0.0%
2022 1 number +0.0%
2023 1 number +0.0%
2024 2 number +100.0%
2025 2 number +0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 2 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 number, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 Belgium 3 number compare
  2. 22 Morocco 3 number compare
  3. 22 Sweden 3 number compare
  4. 25 Brazil 2 number compare
  5. 25 Bulgaria 2 number compare
  6. 25 Czechia 2 number compare
  7. 25 Oman 2 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay?
Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material in Uruguay was 2 number in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest local animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 2 number in 2024.
What is the lowest local animal breeds with conserved genetic material recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1 number in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for local animal breeds with conserved genetic material?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
Is local animal breeds with conserved genetic material rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Local animal breeds with conserved genetic material
Unit
number
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
98 places, 948 data points, 2000–2025
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Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution.