Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Nepal
Nepal: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 48 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Nepal stood at 48. 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 Nepal peaked at 48 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
That places Nepal 55th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48 | +700.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48 | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 48 is above the median for South Asia, which is 29.5, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4 | 5 | 48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 55 Croatia 48 compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48 compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 48 compare
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 8,589 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Nepal?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Nepal was 48 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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