Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk was 18.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 18.7% for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 137.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2009.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +89.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +16.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 7.9% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 6.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.9% | 18.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 11 El Salvador 50.0% compare
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- 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 46.0% compare
- 17 Australia 45.0% compare
- 17 Germany 45.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of in Sub-Saharan Africa was 18.7% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of 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 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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