Number of transboundary breeds in Ireland
Ireland: Number of transboundary breeds was 130 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Ireland stood at 130. 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 Ireland peaked at 130 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 9th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 130 | +209.5% |
| 2007 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 130 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3 | 30 | 130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130 | 130 | 130 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130 | 130 | 130 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Ireland?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Ireland was 130 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 130 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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