Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Australia
Australia: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 249 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 249 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Australia peaked at 249 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2000.
That places Australia 4th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 92 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 213 | +131.5% |
| 2007 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 226 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 249 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 249 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 249 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 249 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 249 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32, 7.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 249 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18, 13.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 134.2 | 73 | 213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 213 | 213 | 213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.17 | 213 | 249 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 280 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 280 compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 272 compare
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 242 compare
- 6 Germany 202 compare
- 7 United States 197 compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Australia?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Australia was 249 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 249 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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