Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) was 157 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 157 for number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom peaked at 157 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 1st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32 | +433.3% |
| 2003 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 156 | +126.1% |
| 2013 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 157 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 155 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 156 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 155 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 155 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 155 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 154 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 157 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 155 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 153 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 157 | +2.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 157 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5, 13.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 157 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.5, 12.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status (number) in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +433.3% | 6 | 32 |
| 2012 | +126.1% | 69 | 156 |
| 2006 | +100.0% | 32 | 64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6 | 6 | 68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.3 | 68 | 157 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.17 | 153 | 157 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More development goals data for United Kingdom
- Red List Index 0.9592 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4861 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 280 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 335 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,835 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2,081 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom?
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status in United Kingdom was 157 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 157 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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