Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Malta
Malta: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Malta peaked at 7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Malta 172nd 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 Malta, 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 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32, 22% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 78% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Malta?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Malta was 7 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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