Number of transboundary breeds in Western Africa
Western Africa: Number of transboundary breeds was 131 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Western Africa stood at 131. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Western Africa peaked at 131 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 | — |
| 2001 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 47 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 131 | +167.3% |
| 2007 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 131 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5 | 40 | 131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131 | 131 | 131 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131 | 131 | 131 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1,492 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Western Africa?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Western Africa was 131 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 131 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Western Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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