Number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of transboundary breeds was 101 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia stood at 101. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia peaked at 101 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2000.
That places Western Asia 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 84 | +127.0% |
| 2007 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 97 | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 101 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 101 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6 | 28 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.83 | 84 | 101 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 63,149 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Western Asia was 101 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 101 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Western Asia ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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