Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Gambia
Gambia: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Gambia peaked at 5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Gambia 175th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 172 Malta 7 compare
- 173 Iceland 6 compare
- 173 Yemen 6 compare
- 175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 compare
- 175 Djibouti 5 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 5 compare
- 175 Guinea 5 compare
- 175 Montenegro 5 compare
- 175 Oman 5 compare
- 175 Qatar 5 compare
- 175 Saudi Arabia 5 compare
- 175 Tuvalu 5 compare
- 175 Vanuatu 5 compare
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 3,451 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Gambia?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Gambia was 5 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Gambia ranks 175th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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