Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Iraq
Iraq: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Iraq is 8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Iraq peaked at 8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,670 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Iraq?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Iraq was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Iraq ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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