Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Uganda
Uganda: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 33 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.0% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Uganda peaked at 33 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
That places Uganda 78th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | +137.5% |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33 | +65.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 | 19 | 33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 34 compare
- 75 Viet Nam 34 compare
- 75 Vietnam 34 compare
- 78 Bangladesh 33 compare
- 78 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33 compare
- 78 Rwanda 33 compare
- 78 Zambia 33 compare
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 36,739 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Uganda?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Uganda was 33 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Uganda ranks 78th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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