Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Nigeria stood at 22. 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 Nigeria peaked at 22 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 109th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2007 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 295,006 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Nigeria?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Nigeria was 22 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Nigeria ranks 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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