Red List Index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Red List Index was 0.8269 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8269 index
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
156th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.8992 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.8269 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in El Salvador, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8269 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 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in El Salvador peaked at 0.8992 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8269 index, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 156th of 261 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8992 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.899 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8989 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8987 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8985 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8984 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8982 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.898 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8979 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8977 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8976 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8974 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8973 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.897 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8968 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8965 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8958 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8935 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8907 index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8881 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8854 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8827 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8795 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8773 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8744 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8713 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8688 index | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8658 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8633 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8611 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8589 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8567 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8545 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8523 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8501 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8479 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8456 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8434 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8412 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.839 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8368 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8346 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8324 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8302 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.828 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8269 index | -0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8269 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8248 index, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8269 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7548 index, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8985 index | 0.8977 index | 0.8992 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8951 index | 0.8881 index | 0.8976 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.873 index | 0.8611 index | 0.8854 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.849 index | 0.839 index | 0.8589 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8315 index | 0.8269 index | 0.8368 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 429 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in El Salvador?
- Red list index in El Salvador was 0.8269 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8992 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8269 index in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for red list index?
- El Salvador ranks 156th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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