Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Bhutan stood at 16. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Bhutan peaked at 16 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 132nd of 207 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.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +400.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | +6.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 16 is below the median for South Asia, which is 29.5, 54% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.17 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 72 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Bhutan?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Bhutan was 16 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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