Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in South Africa
South Africa: Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 33 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa is 33, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa peaked at 85 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places South Africa 43rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +471.4% |
| 2007 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 71 | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 61 | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85 | +39.3% |
| 2014 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | -26.0% |
| 2025 | 33 | -10.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +471.4% | 7 | 40 |
| 2009 | +47.9% | 48 | 71 |
| 2013 | +39.3% | 61 | 85 |
| 2017 | -29.4% | 85 | 60 |
| 2024 | -26.0% | 50 | 37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8 | 0 | 71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4 | 59 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.83 | 33 | 59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 40 Togo 35 compare
- 41 Azerbaijan 34 compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 34 compare
- 43 Bangladesh 33 compare
- 43 Viet Nam 33 compare
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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 (not extinct) 101 (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 with unknown risk status in South Africa?
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South Africa was 33 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 with unknown risk status (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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