Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Northern America
Northern America: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) was 249 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 249 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 up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Northern America peaked at 249 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 133, in 2001.
Northern America ranks 13th of 32 groups 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) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 134 | — |
| 2001 | 133 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 137 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 178 | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 179 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 242 | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 243 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 247 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 245 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 245 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 247 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 247 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 246 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 245 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 245 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 245 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 245 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 244 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 240 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 240 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 247 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 249 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 249 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 249 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191.7 | 133 | 247 | 10 |
| 2010s | 244.9 | 240 | 247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 246 | 240 | 249 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Northern America?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in Northern America was 249 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 249 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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