Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Africa
Southern 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 Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Africa is 19.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Africa peaked at 19.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2009.
Southern Africa ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.0% | 18.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 12.0% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 10 Zimbabwe 60.0% compare
- 11 El Salvador 50.0% compare
- 11 Turkmenistan 50.0% compare
- 13 New Zealand 48.0% compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 47.0% compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46.0% compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Southern Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 24.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 12.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 76.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 2.3% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 2,644 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.55 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern Africa?
- Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Southern 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2009.
- How does Southern Africa rank for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of?
- Southern Africa ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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