Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds in Ethiopia is 14, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Ethiopia peaked at 14 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 139th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +1200.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 14 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 137 Algeria 15 compare
- 137 Benin 15 compare
- 139 Belarus 14 compare
- 139 Central African Republic 14 compare
- 139 Guinea-Bissau 14 compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 14 compare
- 139 Sierra Leone 14 compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 14 compare
More development goals data for Ethiopia
- Red List Index 0.8413 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 122.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 93 (2025)
- Infant deaths 141,578 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 104,789 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Ethiopia?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Ethiopia was 14 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Ethiopia ranks 139th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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