Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) in Benin
Benin: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Benin recorded 15 for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 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 (not extinct) in Benin peaked at 15 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
That places Benin 136th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (not extinct) (number) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 136 Algeria 15 compare
- 138 Belarus 14 compare
- 138 Central African Republic 14 compare
- 138 Ethiopia 14 compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 14 compare
- 138 Papua New Guinea 14 compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 14 compare
- 138 Turkmenistan 14 compare
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 13,130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Benin?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Benin was 15 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Benin ranks 136th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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