Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) in Australia
Australia: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) was 208 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Australia is 208, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Australia peaked at 208 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2002.
That places Australia 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71 | — |
| 2001 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 85 | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 193 | +116.9% |
| 2007 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 191 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 190 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 182 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 181 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 181 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 181 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 181 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 177 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 173 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 186 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 208 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 208 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 208 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 208 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 208 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30, 6.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 208 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18, 11.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +116.9% | 89 | 193 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.2 | 69 | 193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.8 | 177 | 193 | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.5 | 173 | 208 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 246 compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 240 compare
- 6 United States 195 compare
- 7 Germany 185 compare
- 8 Canada 151 compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Australia?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Australia was 208 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 208 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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