2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value was 162 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value in Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 162 No for 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in Southern Africa peaked at 162 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74 No, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa 19th out of 33 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.
2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 No | — |
| 2001 | 74 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76 No | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 76 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76 No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 129 No | +69.7% |
| 2007 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 129 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 130 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 130 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 130 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 130 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 131 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 131 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 131 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 131 No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 162 No | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 162 No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 162 No | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 162 No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6 No | 74 No | 129 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.8 No | 129 No | 131 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.67 No | 131 No | 162 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.7 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 15.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in Southern Africa?
- 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value in Southern Africa was 162 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 162 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 No in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value?
- Southern Africa ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — value rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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