Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in South Africa
South Africa: Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) was 101 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in South Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 101 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in South Africa peaked at 101 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2000.
That places South Africa 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 | — |
| 2001 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 101 | +48.5% |
| 2007 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 101 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6 | 66 | 101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101 | 101 | 101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101 | 101 | 101 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,715 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in South Africa?
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) in South Africa was 101 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for number of transboundary breeds (not extinct)?
- South Africa ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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