Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 20 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Mauritania stood at 20. 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 Mauritania peaked at 20 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 119th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 20 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 20 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 8 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 117 Greece 21 compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 21 compare
- 119 Chad 20 compare
- 119 Eswatini 20 compare
- 119 Mozambique 20 compare
- 119 Switzerland 20 compare
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 3,660 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Mauritania?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Mauritania was 20 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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