Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Somalia
Somalia: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Somalia stood at 10. 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 Somalia peaked at 10 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 157th of 207 countries 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 (including extinct ones) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +900.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 157 Jordan 10 compare
- 159 Afghanistan 9 compare
- 159 Cambodia 9 compare
- 159 Comoros 9 compare
- 159 Côte d'Ivoire 9 compare
- 159 Israel 9 compare
- 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 compare
- 159 Sudan 9 compare
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 9 compare
- 159 Laos 9 compare
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 27,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Somalia?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Somalia was 10 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Somalia ranks 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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