Number of transboundary breeds in Iceland
Iceland: Number of transboundary breeds was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds in Iceland is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Iceland peaked at 6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 148th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Iceland
- Red List Index 0.8515 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4.27 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,542 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 10 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Iceland?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Iceland was 6 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Iceland ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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