2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk was 18.7 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 18.7 %.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 137.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.95 %, in 2009.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 % | — |
| 2001 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15.48 % | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 14 % | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 12.79 % | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 12.22 % | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.83 % | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2 % | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 5.95 % | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 6.02 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.74 % | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 7.87 % | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 14.88 % | +89.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1 % | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 18.7 % | +16.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +89.1% | 7.87 % | 14.88 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.32 % | 5.95 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 % | 6.02 % | 7.87 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.56 % | 14.88 % | 18.7 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 11 New Zealand 48 % compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 47 % compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46 % compare
- 14 Australia 45 % compare
- 14 Germany 45 % compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 43 % compare
- 17 Canada 41 % compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa was 18.7 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 % in 2009.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.2 proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.2 Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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