Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 85 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 85, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa peaked at 89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60 | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 84 | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 78 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 67 | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 85 | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 85 | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in Southern 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 | +500.0% | 10 | 60 |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | +49.1% | 57 | 85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1 | 3 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6 | 60 | 87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.83 | 57 | 89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 23 Kazakhstan 48 compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo 47 compare
- 24 Nepal 47 compare
- 24 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47 compare
- 27 Indonesia 46 compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 46 compare
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 848.8 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa?
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in Southern Africa was 85 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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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