Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Canada
Canada: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 185 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Canada stood at 185. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Canada peaked at 185 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
Canada ranks 8th of 207 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 (including extinct ones) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 183 | +553.6% |
| 2007 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 183 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 185 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 185 | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 185 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32, 5.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5 | 26 | 183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 183 | 183 | 183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185 | 185 | 185 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 242 compare
- 6 Germany 202 compare
- 7 United States 197 compare
- 9 France 146 compare
- 10 New Zealand 131 compare
- 11 Ireland 130 compare
More development goals data for Canada
- Red List Index 0.9638 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,223 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Canada?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Canada was 185 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 185 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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