Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in United States
United States: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 197 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in United States, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States recorded 197 for number of transboundary breeds in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in United States peaked at 197 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 123, in 2000.
United States ranks 7th 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 States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 123 | — |
| 2001 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 128 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 172 | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 172 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 172 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 188 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 195 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 197 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 197 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 197 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 197 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32, 6.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164.2 | 123 | 188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 188 | 188 | 188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 193.67 | 188 | 197 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More development goals data for United States
- Red List Index 0.8221 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 13,347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in United States?
- Number of transboundary breeds in United States was 197 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 197 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 123 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- United States ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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