Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in South Africa
South Africa: Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in South Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 19.0% for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in South Africa peaked at 19.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2009.
South Africa ranks 38th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -80.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +90.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 3.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 4.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 10.0% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in South Africa?
- Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in South Africa was 19.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2009.
- How does South Africa rank for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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