Red List Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Red List Index was 0.8418 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8418 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
131st
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.8534 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.8418 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Cameroon, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.8418 index for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Cameroon peaked at 0.8534 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8418 index, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 131st out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Red List Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8534 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.8532 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8529 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8527 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8525 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8522 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.852 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8518 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8515 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8512 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8511 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8508 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8507 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8504 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.85 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8499 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8496 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8493 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8491 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.849 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8488 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8486 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8486 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8485 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8483 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8481 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8478 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8475 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8472 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8469 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8466 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8462 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.846 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8457 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8453 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.845 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8447 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8443 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8441 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8438 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8436 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.843 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8427 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8425 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8422 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8418 index | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8418 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8827 index, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8418 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8523 index | 0.8512 index | 0.8534 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.85 index | 0.849 index | 0.8511 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.848 index | 0.8469 index | 0.8488 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8452 index | 0.8438 index | 0.8466 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8426 index | 0.8418 index | 0.8436 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 24,029 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Cameroon?
- Red list index in Cameroon was 0.8418 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8534 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8418 index in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for red list index?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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