Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) (number) was 21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Nigeria is 21, measured 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 Nigeria peaked at 21 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 112th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | +61.5% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 12 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 112 Barbados 21 compare
- 112 Greece 21 compare
- 112 Micronesia 21 compare
- 112 Saint Lucia 21 compare
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 295,006 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Nigeria?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Nigeria was 21 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Nigeria ranks 112th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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