Number of transboundary breeds in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of transboundary breeds was 26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Sri Lanka, 2002–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 26 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Sri Lanka peaked at 26 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | +420.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5 | 5 | 26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,269 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Sri Lanka?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Sri Lanka was 26 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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