Number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Number of transboundary breeds was 76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa is 76, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa peaked at 76 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
Northern Africa ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 72 | +125.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 76 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5 | 26 | 72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.33 | 72 | 76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 969.73 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 94,364 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Northern Africa was 76 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Northern Africa ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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