Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) in India
India: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) was 72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in India, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 72 for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in India peaked at 72 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2000.
India ranks 31st 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 (not extinct) (number) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72 | +620.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 72 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 72 is above the median for South Asia, which is 29, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5 | 9 | 72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 386,212 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in India?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in India was 72 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- How does India rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- India ranks 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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