Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) was 51 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 51 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 Zimbabwe peaked at 51 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51 | +750.0% |
| 2007 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 | 6 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51 | 51 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51 | 51 | 51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 49 Colombia 52 compare
- 51 El Salvador 49 compare
- 51 Republic of Korea 49 compare
- 51 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 49 compare
- 51 South Korea 49 compare
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 16,739 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in Zimbabwe?
- Number of transboundary breeds in Zimbabwe was 51 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- Zimbabwe ranks 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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