Number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Number of transboundary breeds was 272 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand stood at 272. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 272 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 93 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 217 | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 232 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 256 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 262 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 272 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 272 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136.7 | 75 | 217 | 10 |
| 2010s | 217 | 217 | 217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.83 | 217 | 272 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 280 compare
- 3 Australia 249 compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 242 compare
- 5 Germany 202 compare
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 852 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Australia and New Zealand was 272 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 272 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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