Number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe
Western Europe: Number of transboundary breeds was 395 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe stood at 395. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe peaked at 395 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 237, in 2000.
That places Western Europe 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 237 | — |
| 2001 | 272 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 274 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 276 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 304 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 384 | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 384 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 387 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 387 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 389 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 393 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 394 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 395 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 395 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 320.3 | 237 | 384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 384.3 | 384 | 387 | 10 |
| 2020s | 392.17 | 387 | 395 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 272 compare
- 3 Australia 249 compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 242 compare
- 5 Germany 202 compare
- 6 Canada 185 compare
- 7 France 146 compare
- 8 New Zealand 131 compare
More development goals data for Western Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.306 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 189 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 957 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,083 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.65 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 236.1 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 535.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Western Europe was 395 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 395 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 237 in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Western Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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