Red List Index in Belgium
Belgium: Red List Index was 0.9636 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9636 index
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.9723 index
in 1993
All-time low
0.9636 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Belgium, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Belgium stood at 0.9636 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Belgium peaked at 0.9723 index in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9636 index, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 261 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Red List Index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9707 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9708 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9709 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.971 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9712 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9713 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9714 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9716 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9717 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9719 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.972 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9721 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9722 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9723 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9722 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.972 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9717 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9713 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9712 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9709 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9708 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9708 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9708 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9707 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9705 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9701 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9696 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.969 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9686 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9679 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9677 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9671 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9668 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9668 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9668 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9668 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9667 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9666 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9664 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.966 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9656 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9653 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9648 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9645 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9642 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9636 index | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9636 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8389 index, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9636 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9217 index, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9713 index | 0.9707 index | 0.9719 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9718 index | 0.9709 index | 0.9723 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9699 index | 0.9679 index | 0.9708 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9668 index | 0.966 index | 0.9677 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9647 index | 0.9636 index | 0.9656 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 29 Luxembourg 0.9661 index compare
- 30 Canada 0.9638 index compare
- 31 Eswatini 0.9636 index compare
- 33 Congo 0.9635 index compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9592 index compare
- 34 United Kingdom 0.9592 index compare
More development goals data for Belgium
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 225 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Belgium?
- Red list index in Belgium was 0.9636 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9723 index in 1993.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9636 index in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for red list index?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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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