Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in China
China: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in China stood at 76. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in China peaked at 76 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
That places China 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76 | +322.2% |
| 2007 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 76 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 76 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2 | 18 | 76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 22,892 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in China?
- Number of transboundary breeds in China was 76 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does China rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- China ranks 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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