Red List Index in Europe
Europe: Red List Index was 0.8374 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8374 index
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
5th
of 23 groups
All-time high
0.9316 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.8374 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Europe, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.8374 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Europe peaked at 0.9316 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8374 index, in 2025.
Europe ranks 5th of 23 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Europe, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9316 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9312 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.931 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9307 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9305 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9302 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9299 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9297 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9294 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9291 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9288 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9286 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9283 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9279 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9275 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9267 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9255 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.923 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9194 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9161 index | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9127 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9094 index | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9058 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9028 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8985 index | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8962 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8922 index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8877 index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8842 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8814 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8784 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8753 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8727 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8699 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8672 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8646 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8618 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8588 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.856 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8533 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.851 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8478 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8453 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8429 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.84 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8374 index | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9303 index | 0.9291 index | 0.9316 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9252 index | 0.9161 index | 0.9288 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8971 index | 0.8814 index | 0.9127 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8658 index | 0.8533 index | 0.8784 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8441 index | 0.8374 index | 0.851 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More development goals data for Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 737.2 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,496 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Europe?
- Red list index in Europe was 0.8374 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9316 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8374 index in 2025.
- How does Europe rank for red list index?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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