Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Europe
Europe: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) was 616 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
616
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 32 regions
All-time high
628
in 2007
All-time low
399
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Europe stood at 616.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Europe peaked at 628 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 399, in 2000.
Europe ranks 3rd of 32 regions on this measure, 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) in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 399 | — |
| 2001 | 430 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 499 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 511 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 548 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 544 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 627 | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 628 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 626 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 627 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 623 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 624 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 623 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 620 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 618 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 618 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 615 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 615 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 615 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 618 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 617 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 614 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 610 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 613 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 616 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 616 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 543.9 | 399 | 628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 618.9 | 615 | 624 | 10 |
| 2020s | 614.33 | 610 | 617 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 271 compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 246 compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 240 compare
- 4 Australia 208 compare
- 5 Germany 185 compare
- 6 Canada 151 compare
More development goals data for Europe
- Red List Index 0.8374 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 737.2 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,496 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Europe?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Europe was 616 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 628 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 399 in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 32 regions with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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