Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 280 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 280 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in United Kingdom peaked at 280 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 115, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 1st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 115 | — |
| 2001 | 116 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 248 | +113.8% |
| 2003 | 248 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 248 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 248 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 280 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 280 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 280 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32, 8.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 280 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.5, 9.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 234.3 | 115 | 280 | 10 |
| 2010s | 280 | 280 | 280 | 10 |
| 2020s | 280 | 280 | 280 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More development goals data for United Kingdom
- Red List Index 0.9592 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4861 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 157 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 335 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,835 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2,081 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in United Kingdom?
- Number of transboundary breeds in United Kingdom was 280 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 280 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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