Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Japan
Japan: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Japan stood at 41. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Japan peaked at 41 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2000.
That places Japan 61st 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 | 36 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 651 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Japan?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Japan was 41 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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