Red List Index in Australia
Australia: Red List Index was 0.8456 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8456 index
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
128th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.9289 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.8456 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Australia, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8456 index for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Australia peaked at 0.9289 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8456 index, in 2025.
That places Australia 128th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Australia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9289 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9281 index | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9273 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9264 index | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9256 index | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9248 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9239 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9231 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9222 index | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9215 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9205 index | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9197 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9189 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9181 index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9172 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9163 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9151 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.914 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9124 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9109 index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9094 index | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9077 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9062 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9046 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.903 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9015 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9001 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8985 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8963 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8937 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8908 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8875 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8842 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8816 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8783 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8753 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8717 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8689 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8656 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8629 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8597 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8568 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.854 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8508 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8481 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8456 index | -0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8456 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8389 index, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8456 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8085 index, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9252 index | 0.9215 index | 0.9289 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9163 index | 0.9109 index | 0.9205 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9021 index | 0.8937 index | 0.9094 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8767 index | 0.8629 index | 0.8908 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8525 index | 0.8456 index | 0.8597 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 125 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.8522 index compare
- 126 Iceland 0.8515 index compare
- 127 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0.8502 index compare
- 129 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.8439 index compare
- 130 France 0.8426 index compare
- 131 Armenia 0.8418 index compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.8418 index compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Australia?
- Red list index in Australia was 0.8456 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9289 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8456 index in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for red list index?
- Australia ranks 128th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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