Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South America
South America: Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status was 138 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South America stood at 138.
The figure is down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South America peaked at 242 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2000.
That places South America 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 with unknown risk status in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 29 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 34 | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 39 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 242 | +536.8% |
| 2007 | 231 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 220 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 216 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 204 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 202 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 205 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 206 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 204 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 206 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 169 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 151 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 152 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 156 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 158 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 141 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 138 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 138 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110 | 22 | 242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.4 | 151 | 216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.17 | 138 | 158 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
More development goals data for South America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,476 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 817.14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 290 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 283 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 224 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 329 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 338 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 7.73 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,822 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 2,839 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South America?
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in South America was 138 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 242 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- How does South America rank for number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status?
- South America ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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