Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Iraq
Iraq: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds in Iraq is 16, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Iraq peaked at 16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
That places Iraq 132nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 62% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 16 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,670 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Iraq?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Iraq was 16 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Iraq ranks 132nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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